1921 Map of Howard

About this map

The Pennsylvania Railroad tracks run along the base of Bald Eagle Mountain, serving as a vital transportation corridor connecting the settlements of Howard and Blanchard. This landscape is defined by the steep transition from the dense drainage networks of the north, including Tangascootack Creek and Baker Run, to the broad, agricultural opening of the Nittany Valley in the south. The distribution of neighborhood institutions is particularly dense here, with numerous rural schoolhouses such as the Madden Run School and Bitner School serving isolated hollows and timbering communities.