Townships
High School
Grange Fair
Farming
Celebrations
100
What is the oldest township?
Potter
100
What year does the High School corner stone read?
1955
100
When was Grange Fair founded?
1874
100
What is the average size of a farm in Penns Valley?
128 acres
100
In what year did the Dutch Fall Festival start in Aaronsburg?
1976
200
Frogtown is located in what township?
Penn township
200
How many different varsity sports are offered at the High School?
10 different sports (baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, track and field, wrestling, volleyball, and softball)
200
Leonard Rhone borrowed Civil War tents from the Pennsylvania National Guard to allow more families to stay at the fair. In what year did he borrow the tents?
1887
200
What percent of land is used in Penns Valley for agriculture?
27.31% of land
200
Crickfest is held where in the valley?
Coburn
300
What township was erected in November, 1826?
Gregg township
300
How large of an area does the Penns Valley Area School District cover?
254.4 square miles
300
In 1890, the Grange Fair was held at Grange Park for the first time. How many acres originally made up the park?
26.25 acres
300
What type of organic crops are grown in Penns Valley?
Corn, soy beans, alfalfa, wheat and wheat straw
300
How many years has the Antique Machinery show taken place?
42 years
400
How many people lived in Gregg township in 2000?
2,119 people
400
Rooms 70, 72, and 74 were considered what "wing" of the High School?
The Business Wing
400
From 1933 until 1942, parking passes for vehicles cost ___.
25 cents
400
In 2000, what township had the highest percentage of people employed in farming?
Miles (12.8%)
400
When did the Aaronsburg story take place?
October 23, 1949
500
When was Haines township created?
February of 1790
500
How many staff and faculty are there in the building?
97 staff and faculty
500
The Fair Board considered using the Junior Farmers Buildings as part of what installment?
A nine-hole golf course (The Junior Farmers Buildings were going to be the Club House)
500
In 2002, how many total acres were used for agriculture in the valley?
43,166 acres
500
What major town event takes place in Centre Hall in the middle of summer?
Town wide yard sales