Boalsburg (Pa.)
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Name (Latin)
Boalsburg (Pa.)
Other forms of name
nnaa Boalsburg, Pa
Coordinates
-77.78694444 -77.78694444 40.78277778 40.78277778 (gooearth )
W0774733 W0774733 N0404632 N0404632 (geonames )
Associated country
United States
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Sources of Information
- Tombstone listing of persons buried ... 1978 (subj.)t.p. (Boalsburg, Pennsylvania)
- Rand McNally comm. atlas and market. guide, 1976.
Wikipedia description:
Boalsburg is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Harris Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the State College, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 3,722 at the 2010 census. The village claims to be the birthplace of Memorial Day. However, that claim was brought into question by Bellware and Gardiner in their book, The Genesis of the Memorial Day Holiday in America, in 2014. In their book, Bellware and Gardiner point out that the Boalsburg story was first published in 1904, forty years after the fact with no indication that General Logan drew inspiration from any activities in Boalsburg and no evidence that it started the holiday.
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