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Huntingdon County, PA was formed on September 20, 1787 out of Bedford County.  It was named for the Countess of Huntingdon to honor her support of the University of Pennsylvania.  Huntingdon, the county seat, was incorporated in 1796.  In the 19th century, the county was an early center of the Juniata iron region.  With the construction of a dam across the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River, Lake Raystown was created, Pennsylvania's largest manmade lake.