The Cow

The Cow The Cow, located in Alum Bank Pennsylvania, has been serving delicious soft serve ice cream and food The Cow was founded in 1958 by Stanley and Dale Claycomb.
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The Cow is a family-owned and operated soft ice cream and burger stand in Alum Bank, Pennsylvania. Stanley was a WWII veteran and small town farmer. One Sunday in March of 1958, Dale mentioned to Stanely that she would like to open an ice cream stand when her, Stanley, and his brother Ernest passed a root beer shop while heading to Bedford, PA. Ernest took the idea to heart and came home with plan

s for an ice cream stand. Stanley and Ernest began to look for land and took out a mortgage of $2000 to get the business off the ground. They bought our famous cow statue in Wisconsin for $1200. On June 21, 1958, Dales wish was officially granted and the The Cow was open for business. After a few years, Stanley and Dale bought Ernest's share and became the sole owners. Stanley was told by and industry expert that he'd never do any business at the stand's location, but as hard headed as Stanley was, he tried anyways. Fifty-eight years later, The Cow is a local legend and wild success. At the 50th anniversary, Stanley was asked if he had any idea that The Cow would be still going strong after 50 years. He replied that he had no idea and that the only thing he knew about the ice cream business when he started was to eat the cone. He admitted that he learned the ways of the business the hard way, but he never gave up, which a true testament of how hard working he was. Stanley prided himself with making sure that the ice cream was true ice cream and not ice milk. He always made sure that prices were fair and only used beef from his farm. Eventually, Stanley added a car wash to the location called Claycomb Carwash. Stanley and Dale became a staple of their business. You could always find Stanley sitting outside talking to customers and feeding the customers' dogs ice cream. Dale would always be found working in the flowers that line the pavilions that make the cow look beautiful. They truly loved their business, their family and the community. Stanley and Dale have since passed away but their four children, Jim, Linda, Joe, and Jeff still own and operate the stand today and keep it true to the founding principles.

07/11/2026

Reminder! The COW is closing at 8:30 tonight so our employees can see the fireworks!

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT!!Saturday-July 11th the COW will be closing at 8:30 so that the employees may go see the fireworks ...
07/07/2026

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT!!
Saturday-July 11th the COW will be closing at 8:30 so that the employees may go see the fireworks at the Alum Bank Car Show!! Thank you !!

07/04/2026

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT!!
Due to the severe thunderstorm warning and possibly of rain the live music at the Cow has been postponed to a later date !! We will let you know the future date and hope to see you then.Thank you!

The girls are ready to celebrate the 4th of July at the Cow and serve our specials !🇺🇸🇺🇸
07/04/2026

The girls are ready to celebrate the 4th of July at the Cow and serve our specials !🇺🇸🇺🇸

Happy 4th of July! Come enjoy the specials Saturday and Sunday ! Live music Saturday evening 6:30-8:30.
07/03/2026

Happy 4th of July! Come enjoy the specials Saturday and Sunday ! Live music Saturday evening 6:30-8:30.

Come celebrate the 250th Birthday of America with us at the Cow! Live music! Sundae Special! Hot Dog Special! Cow shirt...
07/02/2026

Come celebrate the 250th Birthday of America with us at the Cow! Live music! Sundae Special! Hot Dog Special! Cow shirts for sale ! See you there!

It’s raspberry time !!(We have several quarts of frozen strawberry left)
06/30/2026

It’s raspberry time !!
(We have several quarts of frozen strawberry left)

Come celebrate the 4th of July at the Cow. Weekend specials. Live music Saturday evening. Watch for update!
06/30/2026

Come celebrate the 4th of July at the Cow. Weekend specials. Live music Saturday evening. Watch for update!

Happy Father’s Day from the Cow and all the employees!
06/21/2026

Happy Father’s Day from the Cow and all the employees!

Strawberry is here ! And yes we still have peanut butter !
06/01/2026

Strawberry is here ! And yes we still have peanut butter !

Address

3862 Quaker Valley Road
Alum Bank, PA
15521

Opening Hours

Monday 11am - 9pm
Tuesday 11am - 9pm
Wednesday 11am - 9pm
Thursday 11am - 9pm
Friday 11am - 9pm
Saturday 11am - 9pm
Sunday 11am - 9pm

Telephone

+18148392638

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