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Raystown Lake has two marinas. One is Seven Points which has a restaurant, a beach area, disc golf, boat rentals, and weekly summer events. The other is the Raystown Lake Resort. The resort offers boat rentals, cabins, camping, a waterpark, a restaurant, an ice cream shop, fireworks, and summer events. There are also two marinas Seven Points ...
The Raystown Branch of the Juniata River is the main drainage in the northern two-thirds of the county. The river flows to the east through the mountains within the county through several water gaps caused by a group of faults trending east–west through the central part of the county.
While flooding from the Juniata River was somewhat controlled due to a dam at Raystown Lake, 44 miles (71 km) west of Lewistown, the county suffered extensive flooding from the river and major streams. This resulted in the permanent closure of many businesses along the river.
The town site was inundated by the creation of Raystown Lake. Aitch Boat Launch retains the name. [2] A post office called Aitch was established in 1887, and remained in operation until 1973. [3] The villages Zip Code was 16610. The community's name is an acronym of names of first settlers, namely Aumen, Isett, Tom Enyeart, Crum, and Haffley. [4]
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In the 1890s—the first telephones are installed in the village by the Raystown Branch Telephone Company. [8] As the population grew, so did the one room school houses and churches in the village and surrounding township. ‘There was a doctor on 24-hour call who traveled by horse and buggy, and a midwife who delivered many babies.' [9]
An intense lake effect is forecast through the rest of the weekend, causing as much as 1 to 2 feet of additional snow in some areas. Snow prompts disaster declaration: Maps show danger from lake ...
The mines continued in operation until before WWI when they closed down.' [11] ‘Penn Township was not completely electrified until 1947, which was when Valley Rural Electric Cooperative strung lines on the hills and valleys from Tussey Mountain to the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River. Holes were dug and poles set, all by hand.’ [12]