1962 Map of Bear Knob

About this map

Bald Eagle Mountain and the surrounding peaks of Centre County define this landscape in the early 1960s, a region where steep ridges meet narrow valley settlements. The village of Unionville sits along the base of the mountain, serving as a focal point for local history alongside the Bush Hollow Ch and several family burial grounds, including Dicks Run Cem and Oak Ridge Cem. The interior of the sheet is largely dominated by State Game Lands No 103, characterized by a complex network of drainages like Wallace Run and East Branch Rock Run. Navigation aids such as an Airway Beacon and a Radio Tower on the high ridges highlight the era's technical infrastructure, while landmarks like Bear Knob and Bear Rocks indicate the wilder, undeveloped character of the high plateaus north of the Eagle Creek valley.