Gatesburg, Pennsylvania
Gatesburg, Pennsylvania | |
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Gatesburg Location within the U.S. state of Pennsylvania Gatesburg Gatesburg (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 40°44′41.22″N 78°0′18.02″W / 40.7447833°N 78.0050056°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Centre |
| Township | Ferguson |
| Elevation | 1,276 ft (389 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1175485[1] |
Gatesburg is a village and an unincorporated community in Ferguson Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of Happy Valley and the larger Nittany Valley. The village is northwest of a portion of the Gatesburg Ridge, northeast of Marengo, southeast of Stormstown, and southwest of the Scotia Barrens.
Henry Gates laid out the village of Gatesburg,[2] which had iron ore mine in the early nineteenth century that served the Centre Furnace.[3] The village is still home to the Gatesburg Lutheran Church and cemetery, as well as several farms.[2]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gatesburg, Pennsylvania
- ^ a b "The ABCs of Centre County". Centre County Historical Society. May 26, 2024.
- ^ "Historic Resources of the Centre Region" (PDF). Centre Regional Planning Commission.