Centre County
Before and After
Harris Township
Rhyme Time
Running with
the Boals
Slang for Yinz
Myths, Legends and the Unexplained
100

The hamlet just west on Route 45 and a small magazine by Barash Publishing.

What is Shingletown and Gown?

100

Bruce's sabres.

What is "Lord's swords?"

100

He avoided British authorities during the Irish Rebellion in 1798 as a stowaway in a blanket chest.

Who was David Boal?

100

Drive carefully.  The freezing rain might make the road this.

What is "slippy?"

100

This famous writer lived in Baltimore but had relatives in Philipsburg so he is believed to have traveled through Boalsburg and perhaps stayed in Duffy's Tavern.

Who was Edgar Allan Poe?

200

The local ski slope and a citrus flavored soda made by Pepsi.

What is Tussey Mountain Dew.

200

Frank forgives.

What is "Harden's pardons?"

200

He opened a tavern at 224 East Main Street in 1804.

Who was David Boal?

200

Mind those eggs. I like my yokes this.

What is "dippy?"

200

Violet is the name given to the ghost by the staff of this establishment.

What is A Basket Full?

300

The town west on Route 45 and the African American quartet with ancestral links to Bellefonte.

What is Pine Grove Mills Brothers?

300

Tracey's soirees.

What is Moriarty's parties?"

300

He was one of the founders of the Farmers High School of Pennsylvania (now Penn State) in 1855.

Who was George Boal?

300

Company is coming.  You need to do this to your room.

What is "red-up?"

300

A stretch of Indian Hill Road is devoid of houses due to the belief that the lots contain this.

What is an Indian Burial Ground?

400

The borough north of Milesburg and a traditional Pennsylvania Dutch molasses-based desert.

What is Snow Shoe (Shoo) Fly Pie?

400

Christopher's horse enclosure.

What is "Murrell's choral?"

400

He organized a horse-mounted machine gun troop deployed to France during World War I.

Who was Theodore Davis Boal?

400

It's a light rain.

What is "spritzing?"

500

The town east on Brush Valley Road and the duel who sang "Rich Girl" and "Maneater."

What is Linden Hall and Oats?

500

Dennis stole the painting titled "Impression Sunrise."

Who is  "Hameister, the Monet Heister?"

500

He served as U.S. Ambassador to Nicaragua (1941-42) and to Bolivia (1942-44).

Who was Pierre de Lagarde Boal?

500

Djeetjet?

What is "Have you eaten yet?"