Huntingdon is a borough in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, on the Juniata River, 98 miles (158 km) west of Harrisburg, in an agricultural and fruit-growing region, with valuable forests and deposits of iron, coal, fire clay, and limestone. In the past, Huntingdon had manufactures of flour, machinery, radiators, furniture, stationery, woolen goods, lumber, etc. It also was the junction of the Huntingdon & Broad Top Mountain RR with the Pennsylvania RR, and a port on the Pennsylvania Canal. Huntingdon is home to Juniata College, originally founded by the Church of the Brethren in 1876.
Huntingdon was settled in 1767 on the site of a famous Indian council ground. The spot was marked by the erection of a "Standing Stone Monument" erected at the borough centenary and rumored to exist before the founding of the original village which was called Standing Stone. The original charter of incorporation was adopted in 1796. In 1900, Huntingdon was the home of 6,053 people; in 1910, 6,861 people; and in 1940, 7,170 people. The population was 6,918 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Huntingdon CountyGR6. It is also the largest borough close to Raystown Lake, which is thought to be the home of Raystown Ray, Pennsylvania's lake monster.
A picture of Huntingdon taken from a sattelite.
