Struble, Pennsylvania
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| Struble | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
  Struble | |
| Coordinates: 40°46′58″N 77°52′34″W / 40.78278°N 77.87611°WCoordinates: 40°46′58″N 77°52′34″W / 40.78278°N 77.87611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Centre |
| Elevation | 1,158 ft (353 m) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1188893[1] |
Struble is an unincorporated community in Ferguson Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States.
The town was named after Conrad Struble, who owned a farm there which proved to lie over rich deposits of iron ore.[2] Mining began in 1880. The Bellefonte and Buffalo Run Railroad graded a right-of-way from Bellefonte to the ore pits in 1883, but track was not laid until 1887, by its successor the Buffalo Run, Bellefonte and Bald Eagle Railroad.[3] Even after the end of ore mining, Struble remained an important junction point on the railroad, now the Bellefonte Central.
With the expansion of State College, Struble has become a suburb of that borough.
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Struble, Pennsylvania
- ↑ "Conrad Struble". Retrieved 2007-01-28.
- ↑ Rudnicki, Jack; Mike Bezilla (2001). "From Iron Ore to Limestone and Lime...to Nothing". National Railway Bulletin 66 (2): 4–33.
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