Moshannon Valley
Region in Pennsylvania, United States
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Moshannon Valley is a river valley in the Allegheny Plateau split between Centre County and Clearfield County.
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Moshannon Valley, Pennsylvania | |
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Six Mile Run Houtzdale Borough Black Moshannon lake at sunset | |
Map of Moshannon Valley, Clearfield County Map of Moshannon Valley, Centre County | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Centre, Clearfield |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code | 814 |
History
The Lenape word for Moshannon, Mos'hanna'unk, means "elk river place".[1][2]
Philipsburg was laid out in 1797 and is now the largest municipality in Moshannon Valley.[3] Many of the valleys early White settlers arrived under the false pretenses that the Moshannon Creek was navigable.[4]
In April 2006, Pennsylvania's first private prison was opened in Decatur Township.[5] After the prison closed in 2021 it reopened as an immigration detention center, becoming the largest ICE facility in the Northeastern US.[6]
Geography
The Moshannon Valley is in the Allegheny Plateau.[7]
The Moshannon Creek is a tributary of the West Branch of the Susquehanna River. The creek marks the border between Clearfield and Centre County.[8]
Parks and Recreation
Black Moshannon State Park is Pennsylvania State Park in Rush Township. The park is centered around a bog habitat. The word "black" refers to the dark stained waters, which come from the presence of peat moss.[9]
Other parks include the Cold Stream Dam & Recreation Park in Philipsburg.[10]
Municipalities
Boroughs
Townships
Census-designated places
Unincorporated villages
- Antes
- Arctic Spring
- Cooper Settlement
- Cuba Mines
- Drane
- Drifting
- Earnestville
- Gearhartville
- Glass City
- Gorton
- Graham
- Hale
- Janesville
- Kendrick
- Loch Lomond Junction
- New Town
- Morann
- Munson
- Pardee
- Panther Hollow
- Parsonsville
- Peale
- Penn Five
- Scotch Hollow
- Spike Island
- Stumptown
- Twigg Settlement
- Victor
- Winburne
- West Moshannon
Education
The Moshannon Valley is served by the Moshannon Valley School District, Philipsburg-Osceola School District, Bald Eagle Area School District, and the West Branch Area School District.
Infrastructure
Roads
Air
Mid-State Airport was built on land taken from Black Moshannon State Park and Moshannon State Forest just before the Second World War,[11] and was operational by 1942, hosting a Civil Air Patrol training exercise for nearly 300 planes on May 30, 1942.[12]