Penns Valley is an eroded anticlinal valley of the Pennsylvania ridge and valley geologic region of the Appalachian Mountain range.
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14 Facts About Penns Valley
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At the close of the 18th century Penns Valley was already set aside for farmland the surrounding county rapidly boomed as iron ore was discovered and the first road built by Philadelphia land speculator Reuben Haines brought the rest of Pennsylvania into the heart of Penns Valley terminating at the location of Spring Mills.
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Southern mountainous border of Penns Valley is created by Tussey Mountain which is one of the stratigraphic ridges of central Pennsylvania.
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Tussey Mountain is one of the longest running mountains of the Ridge and Valley complex starting in Flintstone, Maryland and running 80 miles into the Seven Mountains of central Pennsylvania.
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HOPE Fund of Penns Valley is a volunteer, Christian based, non-denominational, non-profit organization created for financially assisting members of the community effected by medical and accidental crises.
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Penns Valley Conservation Association is a non-profit organization that acts as a steward of the Upper Penns Creek watershed.
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Penns Valley Area School District is a small, rural, public school district serving the south-eastern portions of Centre County, Pennsylvania.
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Penns Valley Region is host to 12 private schools, the most in the county.
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Additionally, the East Penns Valley Library has been an all volunteer library since 2013 after their split from the aforementioned Center County Library system.
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Penns Valley is home to two state parks and large tracts of state forest.
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Penns Valley has three main state routes that connect the valley both within itself and to the surrounding region.
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The second of these two routes is PA 45 which runs through the heart of Penns Valley connecting all the townships and boroughs, except Miles Township served by PA 192.
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Penns Valley Cave Airport is an asphalt landing strip 4 miles east of Centre Hall and beside Penns Valley Cave.
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Only private airfield in Penns Valley is Pennfield Farm located just west of Spring Mills off PA 45.
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