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Boalsburg, Pennsylvania. Boalsburg is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Harris Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the State College, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 3,722 at the 2010 census. [3] The village claims to be the birthplace of Memorial Day.
Boalsburg Historic District. / 40.77611°N 77.79389°W / 40.77611; -77.79389. Boalsburg Historic District is a national historic district located in the village of Boalsburg in Harris Township Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. The district includes 140 contributing buildings in the central business district and surrounding ...
Memorial Day (originally known as Decoration Day) [1] is one of the federal holidays in the United States for honoring and mourning the U.S. military personnel who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces. [2][3] It is observed on the last Monday of May. Memorial Day is also considered the unofficial beginning of summer in the ...
Early celebrations. When Memorial Day was founded in our country as Decoration Day, it was at the end of the Civil War, when more than 622,000 Americans, from the North and the South, had died ...
Memorial Day was created to honor U.S. military personnel who lost their lives while serving our country. The holiday, which takes place each year on the last Monday in May, serves as a reminder ...
The People’s Choice Festival is set for July 14-17. Hours are 10 a.m. until 8 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and noon until 5 p.m. Sunday. The only gate open to enter Grange Park will be ...
40°46′55″N 77°47′43″W / . 40.7819°N 77.7953°W. / 40.7819; -77.7953. Type. Military museum. Website. www .pamilmuseum .org. The Pennsylvania Military Museum is a museum dedicated to the military history of Pennsylvania in Boalsburg, Pennsylvania, established in 1968. It is operated by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum ...
1898-1905. Designated NRHP. December 1978, 4. ( 4-12-1978) Boal Mansion is a historic home located at Boalsburg, Harris Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania. The original pioneer cabin was built in 1809 and was a simple 11⁄2 -story stone house. It was incorporated as the kitchen and kitchen hall when the house was expanded.