Tuckahoe

Tuckahoe Valley extends between Altoona and Tyrone in the ridged country of central Pennsylvania. The old Kittanning Path passed through the valley, whose limestone land contained beds of iron ore. In 1811 the Allegheny Furnace was built here, one of several early ironworks in the surrounding country. Transport was costly, however, and iron had to be carried to market over mountain roads by pack animals.