1968 Map of Coburn

About this map

The confluence of Elk Creek and Penn Creek anchors the village of Coburn, a focal point of this late 1960s study of the Centre and Mifflin County border. The landscape is defined by the high, parallel ridges of the Bald Eagle State Forest, where early transportation routes like the Penn Central rail line and the historic Kerstetter Path navigated the narrow gaps between Big Poe Mountain and Strong Mountain. Local life is marked by the presence of St Johns Ch and Trinity Ch in the north, while the southern reaches descend toward Salem Cem in the Lancaster Valley Creek area. A significant portion of the map is dedicated to the recreational development of Poe Valley State Park, which occupies a sheltered basin between ridges, providing a contrast to the isolated mountain settlements of Ingleby and Weikert.