Henry W. Shoemaker

The Legends of the Nittany Valley Henry W. Shoemaker

The legendary history of the Nittany Valley is the story of spirit across generations. In these stories lies a cultural heritage common to all who enter into the shadow of Mount Nittany. They are only a small sampling of the total number of Indian and settler legends collected by Henry W. Shoemaker. They are chosen for their relation and proximity to the Nittany Valley. Most locations are within less than an hour traveling time, and you can easily visit them. While some are mythical sites, there is enough information in the legends to actually locate where they are situated. But most are actual historical sites with markers. Visiting all of them will take you on journeys into places where story and history, imagination and myth, as well as timeless feelings merge. In doing so, you?ll enter into the spirit of the Nittany Valley?the spirit that was here long before any of us arrived, and that will remain long after we pass through.