Colyer, Pennsylvania
Colyer, Pennsylvania | |
|---|---|
  Colyer Location within the U.S. state of Pennsylvania | |
| Coordinates: 40°47′03″N 77°40′33″W / 40.78417°N 77.67583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Centre |
| Township | Potter |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1203313[1] |
Colyer is a small unincorporated community south of the borough of Centre Hall in central Potter Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States.
History[edit]
The community takes its name from Colyer's Sawmill, which once stood near the intersection of Bubb and Colyer Roads. A combined general store/post office was located nearby, but was converted to a private residence in the late 1940s. Of three churches that originally operated within Colyer's boundaries, only the Colyer Brethren in Christ (BIC) Church maintains an active congregation.
Recreation[edit]
Within the Colyer geographic area is Colyer Lake, a 77-acre body of water supported by the Colyer Lake Dam.[2] Constructed in the late 1960s by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's Fish & Boat Commission, the dam was extensively renovated in 2017, at which time a 2.5-mile hiking trail that traverses the entire perimeter of the lake was opened to the public.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Colyer, Pennsylvania
- ^ "National Dam Inspection Program. Colyer Lake dam (NDS ID Number PA-00448, PennDER ID Number 14-112), Susquehanna River Basin, Sinking Creek, Centre County, Pennsylvania. Phase I Inspection Report". April 1979.
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