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Outcrop of the Devonian Catskill Formation with a well-displayed thrust fault, located about 3 miles west of the village of Juniata Crossing on the north side of Route 30, Bedford County, Pennsylvania. Fossil coral of the Devonian Keyser Formation in the New Enterprise New Paris Quarry, Chestnut Ridge Bedford County, Pennsylvania.
Bedford County was created on March 9, 1771, from part of Cumberland County and named in honor of Fort Bedford. The 1767 Mason–Dixon line had stabilized the southern border with Maryland. In the aftermath of the American Revolution , the population increased largely due to emigration.
Chestnut Ridge is an elongate hill trending northeast-southwest in west-central Bedford County, Pennsylvania. It is partially forested with rural homes, farms, and notably apple orchards. Four small towns surround it: Schellsburg, New Paris, Fishertown, and Pleasantville.
This is intended to be a complete list of the official state historical markers placed in Bedford County, Pennsylvania by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC). The locations of the historical markers, as well as the latitude and longitude coordinates as provided by the PHMC's database, are included below when available.
The Narrows is a water gap where the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River passes through Evitts Mountain in Bedford County, Pennsylvania. Both U.S. Route 30 (part of the Lincoln Highway) and the Pennsylvania Turnpike pass through the gap. It is located in the townships of Snake Spring and Bedford.
The Geology of Pennsylvania consists of six distinct physiographic provinces, three of which are subdivided into different sections. Each province has its own economic advantages and geologic hazards and plays an important role in shaping everyday life in the state.
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Geology of Bedford County, Pennsylvania; B. Bedford Gazette; C. The Chaneysville Incident This page was last edited on 30 April 2024, at 14:01 (UTC). Text is ...