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3 unusual facts about Bellefonte


Bellefonte, Kentucky

Nearby, Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital is named for its location, being just north of Bellefonte in Russell.

Kenneth B. Pyle

Kenneth B. Pyle (born April 20, 1936 in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania) is a Japan historian and professor of History and International Studies at the University of Washington Seattle campus.

Robert J. Walker

He lived in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania from 1806 to 1814, where his father was presiding judge of the judicial district.


Clifford Carlson

He played high school football, basketball, and baseball (1910–1914) at Bellefonte Academy in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania.

Headsville, West Virginia

After 35 years as a working model of a 19th-century post office and general store, the historic Headsville Post Office shut its doors when the museum was closed for renovation in 2006, and plans were made to reopen it at the American Philatelic Center in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, headquarters of the American Philatelic Society.

J. Wesley Gephart

As one of the principal honorees, Gephart delivered a speech on the "Future of Bellefonte," and "Canvasback duck à la Gephart" was among the dishes on the menu.

Napaporn Tongsalee

She also won the 2005 Our Lady Of Bellefonte Hospital Tennis Classic singles tournament in Ashland.

Nittany Valley

The spur to Bellefonte follows Pennsylvania Route 144 and the line from Lemont to Pleasant Gap follows Pennsylvania Route 26.

William Wilson Potter

Potter was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-fifth and Twenty-sixth Congresses and served until his death, before the assembling of the Twenty-sixth Congress, in Bellefonte.


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