Morrisons Cove in
Northern Bedford and Southern Blair Counties, is one of the most
beautiful limestone valleys in Central Pennsylvania. Formerly known
as "The Great Cove", it is often just referred to as "The Cove" by
the people living there. This fertile agricultural valley extends about thirty-nine miles long, varying from eight to
fifteen miles wide. Stretching from Evitts Mountain near the town of
Loysburg, formerly known as Pattonsville, north to the Frankstown Branch of the Juniata River
at Williamsburg, the Cove is surrounded by the foothills of the
Allegheny mountain chain, Tussey Mountain to the east, broken ranges
or spurs to the north and south, and Dunnings, Short, Loop and Lock
Mountains to the west. There are only three natural passes into Morrison
Cove: on the southern end in Bedford County at the Loysburg Gap,
where Pennsylvania Route 36 and Yellow Creek passes from South
Woodbury Township to Hopewell Township through Tussey Mountain; on
the western side of the Cove in Blair County at the McKee Gap,
formerly known as the Frankstown Gap, where Halter, Cabbage, and
Plum Creeks empty into the Frankstown Branch of the Juniata River
and Pennsylvania Route 36 passes from Taylor Township to Freedom
Township, between the Dunnings and Short Mountains; and on the
northern end of the Cove at Williamsburg.
Photos of Morrisons Cove, Pennsylvania
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