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All of Bedford County lies far to the south of the terminal moraine, and thus it was never glaciated (PA Geological Survey Map 59). However, during the Pleistocene epoch, or "Ice Age," periglacial (meaning "around glacier" or simply "cold") processes dominated. Most of the county was most likely a tundra at that time. The many boulder fields ...
Map showing general location of the Bedford Shale in Ohio, northeastern Kentucky, and western Pennsylvania. The Bedford Shale in Ohio has been extensively studied since 1943, [23] and the 1954 study by Pepper, de Witt, and Demarest was still considered the classic study of the formation as late as 1991. [24]
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.
Ridges of Bedford County, Pennsylvania (8 P) Pages in category "Landforms of Bedford County, Pennsylvania" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
Protected areas of Bedford County, Pennsylvania (1 C, 14 P) Pages in category "Geography of Bedford County, Pennsylvania" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
2016 Landsat image of Friends Cove. Colerain Township is located in central Bedford County in the Appalachian valley known as Friends Cove. The cove and the township are bordered on the east by Tussey Mountain and on the west by Evitts Mountain; the southern boundary follows the high ground where the two ridges merge.
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.
The Pennsylvania Turnpike (I-70 and I-76) and the older Lincoln Highway follow the river and pass through the water gaps. According to the United States Census Bureau , the township has a total area of 26.3 square miles (68.0 km 2 ), of which 26.1 square miles (67.5 km 2 ) is land and 0.19 square miles (0.5 km 2 ), or 0.71%, is water.