Williamsburg in Morrisons Cove, is a borough in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Before the first settlers arrived in the vicinity of what was later called the Big Spring, this area was part of the hunting grounds of the Lenape and Shawnee.

On July 6, 1754, a treaty was signed at Albany, New York between the Iroquois and the William Penn heirs, opening up portions of the west for settlement.

On September 17, 1789, George Reynolds took out a patent from the Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania for a large tract of unsettled land surrounding the Big Spring which flows into the Juniata River.

Originally called Aketown, it is the oldest borough in the current borders of Blair County.

The Main Line of the Pennsylvania Canal was completed in 1832 and opened on November 28 when the packetboat "John Blair" left Huntingdon, for the west.

The Blair County Children's Home was located in Williamsburg for many years until its destruction by fire.

In the following year, the Pennsylvania Railroad completed a branch line from Hollidaysburg to Williamsburg along the old canal towpath.

[5] The Blair County Children's Home, established in 1902, was located in Williamsburg, PA for many years until it was destroyed by fire on Aug. 2, 1975.

Below that is the Oneida band, a 500 foot thick bed of greenish gray, iron speckled and very hard sandstone.

Black, Taylor and Dean were named for three Blair County judges born in Williamsburg.

Across the river is Robeson Extension, usually considered part of Williamsburg, but actually lying in Catharine Township.

Street names from the borough extend into the Extension, with the addition of Recreation Drive (borders the ballfields) and Home Street (borders Grace Pointe Community Church, former site of the Blair County Children's Home).

Approaching Williamsburg on Route 866 from the northwest, after crossing the Frankstown Branch two natural landmarks can be seen on the left.

One is locally named Indian Rocks and is a series of exposed ridges of tall chimney like stone formations (one larger than the others).

Wilmer Stultz was born on a farm on Piney Creek Road, south of Williamsburg.

In July 1929, Earhart attended Stultz's funeral in Williamsburg after he died in an airplane accident on Long Island.

Recent mayors: The first school in Williamsburg was founded and taught by Jacob Ake, the borough's founder.

Sports offered at the high school include cross country, track and field, football, baseball, basketball for both sexes, and volleyball and softball for girls.

The library was located in a back room of the Williamsburg Borough Building and was open on Tuesdays and Saturday evenings from 7 to 9.

The library provides a variety of programs, including story hours, book discussions, and poetry readings and is open five days a week.

The library has a twelve-station computer lab with high-speed Internet and a community meeting room.

The trail is marked with red-orange blazes on utility poles through the borough and Woodbury Township.

Currently mapped from the Juniata's confluence with the Susquehanna up to Flowing Spring, the water trail offers boaters, especially canoe and kayak enthusiasts, over 120 miles (190 km) of river recreation.

[13] The Blair County Allied Firefighters convention, with parade and fireworks, was held in Williamsburg at Riverside Park in 2006.

The band traveled to Dublin, Ireland, in the early 1970s to play in the St. Patrick's Day parade, and won first place.

Other than the Cenveo plant and numerous small businesses, the most common industries for employment for Williamsburg residents are construction, forestry, agriculture, quarrying, education, and health care.

The Altoona Mirror, the Huntingdon Daily News, and the Morrisons Cove Herald all cover the Williamsburg area.