bestowed by Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord during a land-speculation visit to central Pennsylvania in the 1790, from which the town derives its name.

A man would stand at the train station and call out to the passengers, "Walk ya' to the Bush House."

[11] This building was designed by pioneering female architect Anna Wagner Keichline, a native of Bellefonte, and originally served as a car dealership with a showroom on first floor, a repair shop on the second, and an office and living space on the third floor.

[12] The Garman Opera House was originally built in 1890 and hosted many notable stars of the day, including George Burns and Gracie Allen, Western performer Tom Mix, and illusionist and escape artist Harry Houdini.

Preservationist groups' attempts to save the Garman were unsuccessful and the building was razed in January 2014.

It had a dungeon eight feet underground, which was located on the rear of the lot of the present YMCA.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.8 square miles (4.7 km2), all land.

The Bellefonte area, as part of Centre County, typically experiences one of the lowest unemployment rates in the state.

Centre County Christian Academy is a private school located in Bellefonte.

Since 1890, Catholic Education has been present in the Bellefonte community and vicinity through Saint John Parochial School.

Saint John the Evangelist Roman Catholic School provides 3 and 4 year-old Pre-Kindergarten classes, as well as full-day instruction in Kindergarten through grade 5.

Joel Rose of National Public Radio said, "These days, it seems everyone in Bellefonte has ties to Penn State, or knows someone who does.

"[22] Bellefonte is served by the Centre Area Transportation Authority for local bus service, linking Bellefonte to various points in State College including the Nittany Mall, downtown and the Penn State main campus.

The town is also served by the University Park Airport for commercial air travel.

Bellefonte does not have passenger train service, with the nearest Amtrak stations located in Lewistown (approximately 32 miles away) and Tyrone (approximately 35 miles away) and serving Amtrak's Pennsylvanian train between Pittsburgh and New York City.

[24] Ambulance service is provided by Bellefonte EMS, which separated from Logan Fire Company in 1994.

[25] Up until 1946 the Bellefonte Central Railroad served the town on a Bellefonte-Lemont (State College) route.

Until 1933 the BCR continued the route south to Tyrone over the Pennsylvania Railroad's former Fairbrook Branch.

[26] Additionally, the Pennsylvania Railroad ran passenger trains from Altoona to Williamsport, after Milesburg heading into Bellefonte, then backing out to return to the Bald Eagle Valley Branch's route to continue the trip northeast.