Pine Township lies within the southern limits of the most recent ice age.

As the glaciers receded they scoured the land creating a moraine, knob-like hills, and kettle holes.

The effects of glaciation created soil characteristics that limited successful farming, and the steep hillsides in the township also cut down on the amount of farmable land.

The old-growth forests were harvested in the mid-to-late 19th century during the lumber era that swept throughout the hills and valleys of Pennsylvania.

Since the end of the lumbering era, a thriving second growth forest has grown throughout Pine Township.

During the years it was opened it was one of very few schools in such a remote part of the country to focus on educating teenaged girls.

A failed colony known as "English Settlement" plays a role in the history of northern Lycoming County.

The Reverend John Hey, who claimed to be part of the "Independent Church of England", dreamt of acquiring a vast amount of land in the wilderness and establishing a utopia.

Hey next travelled to England to convince his countrymen, mostly from Chard, Somerset, to settle his new colony.

Oregon Hill, at an elevation of 1,700 feet (520 m) in the northern part of the township, was the location of two churches, a blacksmith shop, and two stores along with several homes.

[4] The English Center Suspension Bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.