Colyer, Pennsylvania

Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, United States

40°47′03″N 77°40′33″W / 40.78417°N 77.67583°W / 40.78417; -77.67583CountryUnited StatesStatePennsylvaniaCountyCentreTownshipPotterTime zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)GNIS feature ID1203313^[1]

Colyer is a small unincorporated community south of the borough of Centre Hall in central Potter Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States.

History

The community takes its name from Colyer's Sawmill, which once stood near the intersection of Bubb and Colyer Roads. A combined general store/post office was located nearby, but was converted to a private residence in the late 1940s. Of three churches that originally operated within Colyer's boundaries, only the Colyer Brethren in Christ (BIC) Church maintains an active congregation.

Recreation

Within the Colyer geographic area is Colyer Lake, a 77-acre body of water supported by the Colyer Lake Dam.^[2] Constructed in the late 1960s by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's Fish & Boat Commission, the dam was extensively renovated in 2017, at which time a 2.5-mile hiking trail that traverses the entire perimeter of the lake was opened to the public.^[3]

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Colyer, Pennsylvania
^ "National Dam Inspection Program. Colyer Lake dam (NDS ID Number PA-00448, PennDER ID Number 14-112), Susquehanna River Basin, Sinking Creek, Centre County, Pennsylvania. Phase I Inspection Report". April 1979. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)^{[dead link]}
^ "Rothrock's Newest Trail". Purple Lizard Maps. Retrieved February 24, 2018.