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1959 Map of Butler Knob

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of Butler Knob
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1960
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1960

About this map

Jacks Mountain dominates this mid-century central Pennsylvania landscape, serving as a massive divide between Hares Valley and Hill Valley. The terrain is defined by a series of parallel ridges and narrow agricultural valleys, where small settlements like Allenport and the edge of Shirleysburg sit along the winding Aughwick Creek. The map reveals a deeply etched rural social fabric through its numerous family-named landmarks and small country churches, including Beech Run Ch and Latta Grove Ch.

Evidence of local industry and infrastructure appears in the Quarry and Shale Pit near the Mount Union Airport, while the ridges are punctuated by several named gaps like Singers Gap and Carothers Gap. The presence of a Lookout Tower and Microwave Tower atop Butler Knob highlights the high-elevation utility of the ridge-and-valley province. Extensive conservation areas such as State Game Lands No 71 cover much of the high ground, preserving the landscape's character from the late 1950s.