any other would replace ironmaking as the guarantor of the town's prosperity. The fall of the furnaces marked the beginning of a long decline which would see Bellefonte supplanted by State College as the nexus of activity in Centre County. References External links History of the Bellefonte Central Railroad: mentions Nittany Furnace as a source of traffic for the railroad. History of Pleasant Gap: discusses the furnace as a consumer of lime from the White Rock Quarries at Pleasant Gap Iron Industry in Centre County: mentions construction of the furnace. American Iron and Steel Institute: Keller Collection: portions digitized by the Hagley Library, including two images of Nittany Furnace Industrial buildings completed in 1888 1911 disestablishments in Pennsylvania Buildings and structures in Centre County, Pennsylvania Ironworks and steel mills in Pennsylvania Mining in Pennsylvania Industrial buildings and structures in Pennsylvania Blast furnaces in the United States 1888 establishments in Pennsylvania Defunct manufacturing companies based in Pennsylvania