Cumberland Valley Township near Bedford in Bedford County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Site of Cumberland Valley Post Office

1871 - 1945

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, June 11, 2015

1. Site of Cumberland Valley Post Office Marker

Inscription. Mail was delivered here on foot over Wills Mtn. from the B&O Railroad in Hyndman, PA. The 4 mile Mail Path was used from 1871 until 1923. Mail was also delivered 4 more miles over Evitts Mtn. to Bean's Cove. After 1923, mail arrived here via Blue and White Bus Lines from Bedford. The Post Office closed in 1945.

Erected by Sign Site Donated by Hazel Zembower, Sign Donated by Glentis Streett.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Railroads & Streetcars • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O), and the Postal Mail and Philately series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1871.

Location. 39° 49.716′ N, 78° 39.114′ W. Marker is near Bedford, Pennsylvania, in Bedford County. It is in Cumberland Valley Township. It is on Centerville Road 0.1 miles south of Nave Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bedford PA 15522, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania and in the Laurel Highlands.

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It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Centreville (approx. 0.2 miles away); Forbes Road (approx. 2.2 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.4 miles away); Hyndman (approx. 3.7 miles away); Bedford Co. Bridge #32 (approx. 3.8 miles away); Lest We Forget (approx. 4.1 miles away); To The Memory Of Soldiers Of The Revolutionary War (approx. 4.7 miles away); Camp Mason & Dixon (approx. 7½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bedford.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, June 11, 2015

2. Site of Cumberland Valley Post Office Marker

Inset photo

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, June 11, 2015

3. Site of Cumberland Valley Post Office Marker

Cumberland Valley Post Office Foundation Stone image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, June 11, 2015

4. Cumberland Valley Post Office Foundation Stone

Post Office
1871
Foundation Stone

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 11, 2015, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 838 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 11, 2015, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.