hidden cave It is on this property, east of the Limestone spring, that the cave of Davy Lewis, "the Robin Hood of Pennsylvania," is located. Lewis was a robber bandit who, during the early years of the nineteenth century, used the cave as a hiding place. He entered the hill at that point (the entrance being now about two feet in width, under a ledge of rock on the east side of Constitution Hill) but was never seen to emerge, proving that the exit is, as many local people know, on the west side of the opposite, - Federal - Hill. He was in the habit of robbing the rich and leaving the booty at the homes of the poor. Lewis made his first appearance here in 1815, when he was arrested for passing counterfeit coins. He escaped from jail by burrowing under the walls after cutting through the solid oak floor, and released all the prisoners except one, stating that "he was a common fellow who had robbed a poor widow." Twenty-four hours later on Sideling Hill he relieved a Pittsburg merchant of $1,800 and, pursued, disguised himself and with great delight joined them in chasing "the bold bandit.. Cave entrance people think could have been used by the legendary Davy Lewis, the Robin Hood of Central Pennsylvania. He was a bandit who used the cave as a hiding place in the early 1800's. He entered through an opening four feet wide under a ledge of rock on Constitution Hill, the ridge east of the Bedford Springs Hotel and was never seen to emerge, suggesting he used a secret passage under the valley to exit on Federal Hill, west of the hotel.One traditional story recounts Lewis’ overnight stay at a poor widow’s house. Her only cow and few household effects had been impounded by a constable for a debt she could not pay. In the morning, Lewis gave her the money she needed. When the constable arrived shortly after, the widow paid the claim with words of praise for the man who made it possible. Within a mile of the widow’s home, Lewis lay in wait for the officer. He took back the money at gunpoint and returned it to the widow.
