Water Street, Pennsylvania

Water Street is a small unincorporated village in the Canoe Valley of Morris Township, part of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The Frankstown Branch Juniata River runs north along the west foot of the Tussey Mountain ridge to the village, before turning east along U.S. Route 22, crossing the ridge line through a water gap. The intersection of U.S. Route 22 and PA Route 453 is located in the village.

Water Street, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated village
Aerial view of the Juniata River as it passes through a water gap of the Tussey Mountain ridge at Water Street.
Water Street
Water Street
Coordinates: 40°34′17″N 78°8′18″W
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyHuntingdon
TownshipMorris
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1200128[1]

The community was so named on account of its status as a shipping point in the canal era[2] and because the nearby Juniata River was used as a passage through Tussey Mountain at this location.[3]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Water Street
  2. Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 139.
  3. "Pennsylvania Historical Marker Search". Retrieved October 17, 2018.


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