Waddle, Pennsylvania

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Waddle is a populated place in Patton Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of Happy Valley and the larger Nittany Valley.[http://pennsylvania.hometownlocator.com/pa/centre/waddle.cfm pennsylvania.hometownlocator.com/pa/centre/waddle.cfm Waddle, Pennsylvania, accessed 10 March 2011]

Geography

Waddle is at the foothills of the Bald Eagle Mountain. It is north of Grays Woods, west of Fillmore, south of Julian, and east of Skytop.{{Cite web |url= https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0933/ML093340270.pdf|title= Geological Report on the Skytop Road Cuts|last= Gold|first= David P. |first2= Arnold G.|last2= Doden|date= March 3, 2008|website= |publisher= The Department of Geosciences|access-date= |quote=}} Buffalo Run, a tributary of Spring Creek, flows through the community.

Waddle is off of exit 68 Grays Woods/Waddle on Interstate 99.{{Cite web|url= https://www.pahighways.com/exits/I99exits.html|title= Interstate 99 Exit Guide}} Pennsylvania Route 550 locally known as Buffalo Run Road passes through Waddle.

History

In the 1880s Waddle grew as a railway town on the main line between Bellefonte and State College. The Bellefonte Central Railroad added lines from Waddle to the mines near Scotia. This allowed ore to be shipped straight to Bellefonte, as opposed to via Tyrone. In 1910 the McNitt-Huyett Lumber Company built a large sawmill in Waddle, connected to the pine barrens near Scotia.{{Cite web |url= https://centrehistory.org/article/scotia/|title= Scotia|last= Hazelton|first= Bob|date= July 5, 2024|website= centrehistory.org|publisher= |access-date= |quote=}} Up until the construction of North Atherton Street and Skytop Mountain Road from Downtown State College to Martha's Furnace in 1932, the main road into Waddle from State College was a dirt road from College Heights.{{Cite web|date= November 6, 2024|publisher= StateCollege.com|title= Penn State Diary|url= https://www.statecollege.com/articles/spot-8/penn-state-diary-names-of-places-in-centre-county-have-lessons-to-teach/}} Rail service between Waddle and State College ended in 1976.{{Cite web |url= https://www.clearwaterconservancy.org/article/scotia-an-area-rich-in-history|title= Scotia: An Area Rich in History|last= |first= |date= July 30, 2020|website= clearwaterconservancy.org|publisher= ClearWater Conservancy|access-date= |quote=}}

References

Category:Unincorporated communities in Centre County, Pennsylvania

Category:Unincorporated communities in Pennsylvania