Waddle, Pennsylvania | |
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| Coordinates:40°50′2″N77°56′5″W / 40.83389°N 77.93472°W /40.83389; -77.93472 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Centre |
| Township | Patton |
| Elevation | 1,109 ft (338 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1198307[1] |
Waddle is a populated place inPatton Township,Centre County,Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of theBuffalo Run Valley,Happy Valley, and the largerNittany Valley.[2]
Waddle is at the foothills of theBald Eagle Mountain. It is north ofGrays Woods, west ofFillmore, south ofJulian, and east ofSkytop.[3] Buffalo Run, a tributary ofSpring Creek, flows through the community.[1]
Waddle is off of exit 68 Grays Woods/Waddle onInterstate 99.[4]Pennsylvania Route 550 locally known as Buffalo Run Road passes through Waddle.
In the 1880s Waddle grew as arailway town on the main line betweenBellefonte andState College. TheBellefonte Central Railroad added lines from Waddle to the mines nearScotia. This allowed ore to be shipped straight to Bellefonte, as opposed to viaTyrone. In 1910 the McNitt-Huyett Lumber Company built a large sawmill in Waddle, connected to the pine barrens near Scotia.[5] Up until the construction ofNorth Atherton Street and Skytop Mountain Road fromDowntown State College toMartha's Furnace in 1932, the main road into Waddle from State College was a dirt road fromCollege Heights.[6] Rail service between Waddle and State College ended in 1976.[7]
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