Forrest Gump Stump is an inhabited place in Boggs Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania

Boggs Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania

Boggs Township is a township in Centre County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is part of the State College, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area...

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It is located at latitude 40.98°N, longitude 77.85°W, about 5 miles (8 km) northwest of Bellefonte

Bellefonte, Pennsylvania

Bellefonte is a borough in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It lies about twelve miles northeast of State College and is part of the State College, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area...

, the seat of Centre County

Centre County, Pennsylvania

Centre County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It is part of the State College, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2010, the population was 153,990....

. Its elevation is approximately 1100 ft (335.3 m).

The Bellefonte and Snowshoe Railroad

Bellefonte and Snowshoe Railroad

The Bellefonte and Snowshoe Railroad was a coal-hauling railroad in Centre County, Pennsylvania. Begun in 1859, it came under the control of the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1881...

 switchbacks

Zig Zag (railway)

A railway zig zag, also called a switchback, is a way of climbing hills in difficult country with a minimal need for tunnels and heavy earthworks. For a short distance , the direction of travel is reversed, before the original direction is resumed.A location on railways constructed e.g...

 are located there. The switchbacks are the inspiration for Chuck Yungkurth's model railroad switchbacks.

Gum Stump is the location of Pennsylvania State Game Lands No. 103, an 8994 acres (36.4 km²) hunting range maintained by the Pennsylvania Game Commission

Pennsylvania Game Commission

The Pennsylvania Game Commission is the state agency responsible for wildlife conservation and management in Pennsylvania in the United States...

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External links

• Listing of Gum Stump at the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
  Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
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• Map of Gum Stump