Jimmy Cleveland Crash Site (Centre County)

The Crash Site Marker
Author's Photo

     Mount Nittany is one of Centre County's most prominent terrain feature. Rising almost 800 feet and stretching across most of the county, it towers over communities ranging in size from bustling boroughs to quaint villages. For many of us who have lived in Nittany Valley, the mountain is an old friend, one that is always the first to welcome us back after we've left for destinations afar.

Wire Burning Site (Quehanna Wild Area)

The site as it appears today
Author's Photo

By 1962, Curtis-Wright's grand ambitions for their Quehanna research facility had collapsed into a smoldering disappointment. As the company prepared to vacate the area, they sublet a portion of their leased property along the main highway near the intersection with Wykoff Run Road.