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2023 Map of Beech Creek

Name: 2023 Topographic Map of Beech Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2023
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

The Bald Eagle Creek valley serves as a primary corridor through this central Pennsylvania landscape, where the communities of Beech Creek, Blanchard, and Eagleville are clustered near the junction of the creek and its namesake tributary. The topography is dominated by the massive ridge of Bald Eagle Mountain, which is breached by the Beech Creek Gap. To the south, the terrain opens into the Nittany Valley and Little Nittany Valley, characterized by numerous natural springs such as Washington Furnace Spring, Lamar Spring, and Crystal Spring.

Genealogists will find a high density of burial sites throughout the quadrangle, including the Bossert Family Cem, Hays-Fearon Cem, and several church-affiliated grounds like the Blanchard Church of Christ Cem. The western edge of the map features the expansive Foster Joseph Sayers Lake and portions of Bald Eagle State Park, illustrating the region's transition into a center for water-managed recreation and conservation.