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17-481: The cemetery is bounded by South 7th Street to the east (from which is the only entrance), St. Catharine Street to the north, and South Derr Drive ( U.S. Route 15 ) to the west. (St. Catharine Street is now disjointed, its layout having been altered after the cemetery's expansions. A separate section continues east to South 6th Street at Hufnagle Park .) Upon completion of the cemetery's boundaries of its original 6 acres (2.4 ha), interments from other graveyards in

34-436: A mix of fields and woods with occasional homes, passing through Forest Hill and Tannertown . The road heads into Buffalo Township and passes through Cowan , at which point it crosses Buffalo Creek and turns east into open agricultural areas with a few homes. The route passes through Buffalo Cross Roads and continues through more rural areas with occasional residential and commercial development. Farther east, PA 192 becomes

51-678: Is a state highway located in central Pennsylvania . The western terminus of the route is at PA 144 in Centre Hall . The eastern terminus is at U.S. Route 15 (US 15) in Lewisburg . PA 192 begins at an intersection with PA 144 in the borough of Centre Hall in Centre County , heading northeast on two-lane undivided East Church Street. The road passes homes before crossing into Potter Township , where it becomes Upper Brush Valley Road and heads into agricultural areas with some residences located in

68-533: Is a downtown street in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania , United States. It runs for around 1.06 miles (1.71 km), from North 10th Street in the northwest to River Road in the southeast. North of its intersection with Market Street ( Pennsylvania Route 45 ), it is named North 7th Street; south of it, it is South 7th Street. From the West Branch Susquehanna River inland, Market Street's cross streets are numbered 2 through 8, with Front Street replacing what

85-426: Is that of Martha Wilson, a child who died in 1788. The original cemetery is located off to the right, well beyond the end of the paved Chapel Lane, once inside the main gate. It includes three family burial circles along a path that is wide enough to support horse-drawn hearses . The iron gate on South 7th Street , at the head of the eastern section of St. Catharine Street, would have accommodated them. The iron fence

102-471: The Brush Valley to the southeast of forested Nittany Mountain . The route passes through more rural areas as it enters Gregg Township , where the name changes to Brush Valley Road. PA 192 runs through more farmland with occasional trees, passing to the north of Penn's Cave and Hotel and Penns Cave Airport. The road continues east-northeast through the agricultural Brush Valley bounded by Nittany Mountain to

119-520: The Bald Eagle State Forest and turns east again, passing between Naked Mountain to the north and Seven Notch Mountain to the south and heading into Lewis Township . Here, the route passes Sand Bridge State Park before leaving the state forest, at which point it runs through more forests and crosses into West Buffalo Township , passing to the north of Jones Mountain. PA 192 curves to the southeast near some wooded residential areas and heads into

136-609: The campus at its eastern edge as it passes South Campus Drive. The road terminates a short distance later at River Road, on the western banks of the West Branch Susquehanna River . The headquarters of the university's student newspaper , The Bucknellian , are located in Stuck House on South 7th Street. Between 1908 and 1973, at the intersection of South 7th Street and Snake Road, formerly stood The College Inn. From north to south (eastern side) : Western side : Pennsylvania Route 192 Pennsylvania Route 192 ( PA 192 )

153-542: The cemetery's entrance. It was built in 2009. The Lewisburg Cemetery Association was incorporated when the cemetery first opened. The association's president is Kathy Lentz, who succeeded Nancy Neuman. In 2023, to celebrate the 175th anniversary of the cemetery's establishment, tours were held. The cemetery is site 9 on Bucknell University 's "Poetry Path". 7th Street (Lewisburg, Pennsylvania) 40°57′43″N 76°53′21″W  /  40.96182°N 76.88919°W  / 40.96182; -76.88919 7th Street

170-521: The north and Brush Mountain to the south as it heads into Miles Township and reaches an intersection with PA 445 in the community of Madisonburg . At this point, PA 445 turns east to form a concurrency with PA 192, passing more farms. PA 445 splits to the south and PA 192 runs through more open agricultural areas with some homes, passing through Rockville before heading into the residential community of Rebersburg and becoming Main Street. In this community,

187-633: The northeastern boundary of Lewisburg Cemetery . Three blocks later, at ROTC Drive, South 7th Street enters the campus of Bucknell University . After crossing Miller Run , South 7th Street continues into the Bucknell campus, crossing an intersection with Moore Avenue and Walker Street, then, as it climbs the hill to the Upper Campus, Dent Drive. Beyond the Carnegie Building, a cresting South 7th Street passes Fraternity Road and Snake Road, before exiting

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204-698: The route intersects PA 880 . Upon leaving Rebersburg, the road becomes Brush Valley Road again and heads through open farmland with occasional homes, running through Wolfs Store. Farther east, PA 192 heads into forested areas and comes to a junction with PA 477 in Livonia . After this intersection, the route heads into the Bald Eagle State Forest . PA 192 enters Hartley Township in Union County and becomes Buffalo Road, heading into R. B. Winter State Park and curving southeast. The road heads through more of

221-666: The streetscapes of 7th Street, South 5th Street and the Bull Run Greenway. North 7th Street begins at an intersection with North 10th Street, a few yards short of the latter's terminus at Buffalo Road ( Pennsylvania Route 192 ). Continuing southeasterly, North 7th Street crosses North Derr Drive ( U.S. Route 15 ). Entering downtown Lewisburg, it forms the southwestern boundary of Green Park, beside which it crosses Bull Run . A short distance later, North 7th Street crosses Market Street ( Pennsylvania Route 45 ), at which point it becomes South 7th Street. At South Catharine Street, it forms

238-579: The town, and from Crossroads Church in nearby Buffalo Township , were moved here. As such, several early settlers of Union County , including veterans of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 , are interred here. The McClure Monument, dating to around 1833, was removed to the cemetery from the graveyard of the Presbyterian Church on Market Street ( Pennsylvania Route 45 ). One of the oldest burials

255-414: Was buried beside her and their four children upon his death eleven years later. Foster's workshop was on South 4th Street. The cemetery's chapel was built in 1899. The columbarium and fountain in front of the chapel was added in 2012. The cemetery's vault was built at the same time as the chapel. It is now unused, since graves are dug with machinery. A mausoleum, for above-ground burials, is located near

272-548: Was installed in 1886. Inside the gate there formerly stood a two-story arched gatehouse, where the cemetery's sexton lived. The gatehouse was moved to today's 638 and 640 St. George Street in 1892. Its archway has since been filled in. The cemetery was expanded to around 12 acres (4.9 ha) in 1878. It is 38 acres (15 ha) today. Many of the cemetery's headstones were carved, in Quincy granite, by stonemason Chauncey Foster, including that of his wife, Enna, who died in 1908. He

289-467: Was originally 1st Street. Lewisburg's street layout was designed by Ludwig Derr in 1785, and is believed to have been inspired by that of Philadelphia . As well as passing through downtown Lewisburg, (South) 7th Street bisects the heart of the Bucknell University campus. In 2024, Lewisburg Neighborhoods, a non-profit community development organization, was awarded around $ 5 million to improve

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