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1971 Map of Bedford

Name: 1971 Topographic Map of Bedford
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1982
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1982

About this map

The Junia Ta River and the Raystown Branch converge just outside the historic borough of Bedford, a critical junction in the ridge-and-valley landscape of Bedford County. This 1971 survey captures the area as the Pennsylvania Turnpike and Conrail lines facilitated mid-century commerce, weaving through established rural communities like Wolfsburg, Cessna, and Manns Choice. High-elevation landmarks such as Kinton Knob on Wills Mountain overlook a valley floor dotted with local institutions, from the Fairgrounds and Bedford Airport to several country churches including St Johns Ch and St Pauls Ch.

Westward, the waters of Shawnee Lake within Shawnee State Park provide a recreational anchor near Napier. The map documents the region's agricultural and extractive patterns, noting numerous Gravel Pits and a Quarry alongside orchards and family cemeteries like St Pauls Cem. This record of the early 1970s shows the persistent footprint of 19th-century settlement patterns even as modern infrastructure expanded across the Cumberland Valley.