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Walker Township, founded in 1810 and named in honor of Centre County Judge Jonathan H. Walker, is in the central part of Nittany Valley. Extending from the villages of Zion to the west and Nittany to the east, its largest community is Hublersburg. Scotch-Irish and German settlers used the land mainly for farming, with timbering and the smelting of iron at Hecla Furnace other important industries. The Central Railroad of Pennsylvania traversed Walker Township and linked Centre with Clinton County and the New York Central Railroad.

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