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Gregg Township was created in 1826 in Centre County, PA from parts of Potter, Miles, and Haines Township. It was named for the Hon. Andrew Gregg (1755-1835), a member of Congress from 1791-1807, and United States Senator from 1807-1813. His portrait hangs in the U.S. Senate Gallery, the only Centre Countian so honored. Gregg Township was part of the Great Springs tract that had been surveyed and patented to Reuben Haines of Philadelphia in 1776. Spring Mills, at the confluence of Sinking Creek and Penns Creek represented the westernmost point of his land, and the terminus of his road into Penns Valley. The largest community and market center for this agricultural township, in 1883 Spring Mills became a resort town destination point for the Lewisburg and Tyrone Railroad; Rising Springs became the name of the railroad station.

Information and text courtesy of The Centre County Historical Society
www.centrecountyhistory.org/

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