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1929 Map of Centre Hall

Name: 1929 Topographic Map of Centre Hall
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1929
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1929

About this map

Penn Cave serves as a central landmark in this ridge-and-valley landscape, where the agricultural flats of Nittany Valley and Penn Valley are carved by the intricate drainage of Fishing Creek and Penns Creek. The 1920s topography reveals a densely settled rural network punctuated by local industry and educational hubs, such as the Red Mill and the numerous neighborhood schools like Pine Stump School and Gentzel School.

Transportation corridors follow the natural gaps in the terrain, with Pennsylvania RR tracks connecting Rising Spring Sta to the surrounding communities. The transition from the fertile valleys to the steep slopes of Bald Eagle Mountain and Seven Mountains is marked by early state highways, including State Highway No 95 and U S Highway No 220. This survey captures the region just as the modern highway system was being established over older carriage and rail routes.