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History · Dumb Hundred

Half of Dumb Hundred’s homes were built after 2001

Most of Dumb Hundred was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 2001. Below: maps from 1902 on.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Dumb Hundred’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Dumb Hundred are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19024 editions of the USGS map, 1902 to 1987. Watch Dumb Hundred change.
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On the map

Dumb Hundred on the map, 1902 to 1987

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Dumb Hundred. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Dumb Hundred on the 1902 USGS mapDumb Hundred on the 1963 USGS mapDumb Hundred on the 1972 USGS mapDumb Hundred on the 1987 USGS map1902Hollidaysburg sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Dumb Hundred.

The story so far

Dumb Hundred, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Dumb Hundred yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Dumb Hundred is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. The CDP is in southern Blair County, in the southwestern part of Taylor Township. It sits along Pennsylvania Route 867, which leads north 1 mile (1.6 km) to Roaring Spring and south 14 miles (23 km) to Interstate 99 at St. Clairsville. Dumb Hundred is in the western part of the Morrisons Cove valley, with Dunning Mountain rising to the west.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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Famous people

Famous people close to Dumb Hundred

Nobody well known was born in Dumb Hundred itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Ronald MallettAmerican theoretical physicist · b. 1945
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Bob O'ConnorAmerican mayor · b. 1944
D. Emmert BrumbaughAmerican politician · b. 1894
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Jerry SternAmerican politician · b. 1955
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Danny NapoleonAmerican baseball player · b. 1942
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Keith MallettAmerican artist · b. 1948

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.