As it travels across the northern tier of Indiana County the Little Mahoning Creek offers scenes of great beauty. This high quality stream is known for its trout fishing and as the home of the Eastern Hellbender, a large aquatic salamander that can reach lengths of up to 24 inches. Hellbenders need clean, cool, well aerated streams with abundant rocks to survive. Protection of this stream is vital if the Hellbender can continue to live in our County for future generations to enjoy.
Northern and eastern parts of Indiana County contain areas of large strands of hemlock trees. The serenity of a hemlock forest, especially after a winter snow, is one of our favorite things about winter . This photo was taken in an area along Little Mahoning Creek near Rochester Mills, PA.
When this photo was taken cars could still travel over the Kintersbug Covered Bridge. The bridge still stands but traffic was diverted from the bridge in 1977. The large sugar maple tree, left of the bridge still stands. Kintersburg Covered Bridge is one of only four bridges in Pennsylvania that feature a Howe Truss design. The large X-shaped trusses are an identifying feature of the bridge truss design.
