History of Talleyrand Park, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania
Photo 1. View of Talleyrand Park from High Street. Photo credit: J. Dunne. The history of Talleyrand Park is a story of remarkable community involvement in a project usually left to local government. In 1964, plans for a downtown park in Bellefonte were discussed in the Pennsylvania General Assembly and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. But, it was not until 1971 that the site was cleared of deteriorating buildings and grass and trees were planted, and