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Snow Shoe Township, in the northwestern corner of Centre County, was created in 1840 from parts of Boggs and Rush Townships. While there is no positive evidence of the origin of its name, most legends connect it with an Indian snow shoe hanging on a local tree, found by early settlers. The Great Shamokin Path, a main Native American east-west trail, is known to have crossed through what would become Snow Shoe Township. Snow Shoe and its sister township, Burnside, represent the area in Centre County known as the Mountaintop and together cover nearly 110,000 acres, more than 1/7th of the county's total land area. The two townships were rich in timber stands, coal, clay, and wild game — all enticements in their early settlement and development. Communities within Snow Shoe Township include Clarence, Moshannon, and Snow Shoe Borough.

Information and text courtesy of The Centre County Historical Society
www.centrecountyhistory.org/