Potters Mills, Pennsylvania

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Potters Mills, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
Potters Mills is located in Pennsylvania
Potters Mills
Potters
Mills
Location within the state of Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 40°47′45″N 77°37′31″W / 40.79583°N 77.62528°W / 40.79583; -77.62528Coordinates: 40°47′45″N 77°37′31″W / 40.79583°N 77.62528°W / 40.79583; -77.62528
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyCentre
TownshipPotter
Elevation
1,253 ft (382 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1184344[1]

Potters Mills is a Hamlet (place) in Potter Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States, just east of the Potter-Allison Farm.[2] It is named after General James Potter (1729–1789), who built a log cabin and grist mill there, at what is now the intersection of General Potter Highway (U.S. Route 322) and the Old Fort Road (Pennsylvania Route 144).

Notable people[]

  • John Potter, Jr., Wisconsin legislator, was born in Potters Mills.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Potters Mills, Pennsylvania
  2. ^ "Potter's Mills, Pennsylvania". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  3. ^ 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1879. Biographical Sketch of John Potter, Jr., pg. 508



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