Morrisons Cove Herald - Putting cows on the front page since 1885.

By JOSEPH WALK

For the Herald

Last month Nancy and I traveled to Franklin County and drove through a small village named Roxbury. The sign at the edge of town stated this town was named for a town in England. This rang familiar.

As a newcomer, I was curious why a small local Pennsylvania community in the Cove would also be associated with a village in the United Kingdom. Were the original settlers from England?

The southern Morrisons Cove town of Woodbury in Bedford County has a very interesting sign as one enters the borough. It reads:

Woodbury

Named for

Woodbury-England

Founded

1800...