Rock Springs, Pennsylvania | |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | USA Pennsylvania#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Rock Springs |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the U.S. state of Pennsylvania |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Centre |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Ferguson |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2000 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 1,204 |
Coordinates: | 40.709°N -77.9675°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 1185323 |
Rock Springs is a hamlet and an unincorporated community in Ferguson Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of Happy Valley and the larger Nittany Valley. The hamlet is at the foothills of Tussey Mountain just south of Ramblewood. Pennsylvania Route 45, locally known as Pine Grove Road, runs along Rock Springs.
Rock Springs was first settled in about 1812 by David Mitchell.[1] The hamlet hosts Penn State's Ag Progress Days,[2] the largest outdoor agricultural exposition in Pennsylvania.[3] Rock Springs is also home to the Pasto Agricultural Museum.[4]