ABCs of Centre County

Lambs Crossing (Spring) – William Lamb built a gristmill at Lamb's Crossing in 1786. Lamb's Mill played a central role in the frontier life of what would become Centre County and served as an attraction for settlement. In 1834 a greatly enlarged mill became a center for commercial-industrial activity, first served by the canal and, later by the railroad. The current Gamble Mill was built on the same site in 1894.

Lemont/End of the Mountain (College) – Centre Furnace ironmaster Moses Thompson laid out the village of Lemont in 1870 at the base of Mount Nittany. In 1880 railroad service and a hotel were added to the community's collection of several stores, a wagon and carriage shop, and the Thompson bank. Shipping and storage facilities, including a grain elevator and coal shed, were built along the track. A train depot for passengers served Penn State students.

Linden Hall (Harris) – Located in Cedar Run Valley, Linden Hall was the shipping point for timber cut in the Bear Meadows area. In its heyday the village had four stores, a grain elevator, lumber and coal yard, gristmill, distillery, shoe manufacturer, and a station for the Lewisburg & Tyrone Railroad. The mill pond and millrace, railroad bed, and the Rock Hill cemetery and school provide reminders of Linden Hall's past.

Livonia (Miles) – Adam Stover came into Centre County in 1800. Overnight travelers began to use his home, near the junction of roads converging from Union, Centre, and Clinton Counties. Stover's home eventually served as a hotel known for its good food and hospitality. Livonia later became a mountain retreat with city visitors staying at the Stover Hotel well into the 20th century. Purchased to become a hunting camp, the Stover Hotel burned in the 1960s.

Loveville (Halfmoon) – Founded in 1855 by Jacob Love of Philadelphia, this community had a gristmill, blacksmith shop, carriage shop, and store. Later nearby iron ore was mined, washed, and hauled to the Loveville Siding/Fairbrook Branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad.