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1922 Map of Altoona

Name: 1922 Topographic Map of Altoona
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1922
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1922

About this map

Altoona and the surrounding Logan and Antis townships are defined by the dense industrial and transit corridor carved between the Allegheny Mountains and Brush Mountain. In the early 1920s, the Pennsylvania RR served as the primary engine of development, anchoring major rail yards at East Altoona and connecting the valley settlements of Bellwood and Tipton. The map reveals a landscape of industrial logistics, from the Allegheny Reservoir providing water for the growing city to the sprawling grid of the East End.

Beyond the urban core, the terrain is dotted with rural institutions that tell the story of early 20th-century community life. Numerous local schools such as Richland School, Sabbath Rest School, and Riggles Gap School are scattered across the gaps and ridges. Historic burial grounds including Grandview Cemetery and Rose Hill Cemetery provide significant touchstones for genealogical research in this coal and rail-producing region of central Pennsylvania.