Struble, Pennsylvania Explained

Struble, Pennsylvania
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:USA Pennsylvania#USA
Pushpin Label:Struble
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:1158
Coordinates:40.7828°N -77.8761°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1188893

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.[1] 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.[2] Even after the end of ore mining, Struble remained an important junction point on the railroad, now the Bellefonte Central.

Struble is bordered to the northeast by the borough of State College.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Conrad Struble . 2007-01-28.
  2. Rudnicki . Jack . Bezilla . Mike . 2001 . From Iron Ore to Limestone and Lime...to Nothing . National Railway Bulletin . 66 . 2 . 4–33.