Editing Manns Choice, Pennsylvania (section)

==Geography==
Manns Choice is located in west-central Bedford County at {{coord|40|0|10|N|78|35|29|W|type:city}} (40.002836, -78.591440),<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> in the valley of the [[Raystown Branch Juniata River|Raystown Branch]] of the [[Juniata River]]. Buffalo Mountain and [[Wills Mountain]] rise to the east. The borough is mostly surrounded by [[Harrison Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania|Harrison Township]], but it is bordered by [[Napier Township, Pennsylvania|Napier Township]] to the northwest.

Pennsylvania Routes [[Pennsylvania Route 31|31]] and [[Pennsylvania Route 96|96]] pass through the borough. Route 31 leads northeast {{convert|3.4|mi}} to [[U.S. Route 30 in Pennsylvania|U.S. Route 30]] west of [[Bedford, Pennsylvania|Bedford]], while Route 96 heads south {{convert|15|mi}} to [[Hyndman, Pennsylvania|Hyndman]] and {{convert|29|mi}} to [[Cumberland, Maryland]]. Route 31 and 96 together head northwest out of town, Route 96 leading to [[Shawnee State Park (Pennsylvania)|Shawnee State Park]] and [[Schellsburg, Pennsylvania|Schellsburg]], and Route 31 leading eventually to [[Somerset, Pennsylvania|Somerset]]. [[Interstate 76 (Ohio–New Jersey)|Interstate 76]], the [[Pennsylvania Turnpike]], passes just north of the borough limits but does not provide access; the nearest exit is in Bedford.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the borough has a total area of {{convert|1.31|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.01|sqkm|order=flip|3}}, or 1.02%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US4200946944| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212162749/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US4200946944| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Manns Choice borough, Bedford County, Pennsylvania| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=March 3, 2014}}</ref>

Manns Choice town center still preserves its historical watering trough once used to water the horses pulling traveling stages on their way across "the glades", now Glades Pike, to Fort Pitt, now Pittsburgh. It has chiefly been an agricultural community since its settlement following the Revolutionary War. The town's farms and forest were once a land grant offered to German mercenary Hessian Jägers paying loyalty to General George Washington's infantry.

Prior to its settlement, the area was home to the Shawnee and Monongahela native tribes. The tribes inhabited the area's many small creeks, river banks and meadowlands. They groomed a well balanced permacultural environment which still exists on thousands of surrounding acres of state forests, parks and farmlands today.

Today, the primary industry is still agriculture. Of its many farms, Horn O' Plenty Farm and Freshtaurant is noted for pioneering innovative agricultural practices and markets that have influenced the region, reassuring confidence for the future of farmers.

The historic White Sulphur Springs Hotel is located {{convert|4|mi|0}} south of the borough in Harrison Township. Built in 1884, the building originated as a hotel and restaurant, and is now home to the non-profit ministry of Officers Christian Fellowship, which serves military servicepeople and their families as a retreat center. In the fall, winter and spring off-season, the facility operates as a conference center for churches, business meetings, banquets and day gatherings.

It is home to the Coral Caverns, which house the world's only fossilized coral reef, open to the public since 1932.