1904 Map of Huntingdon

About this map

The Raystown Branch Juniata River carves a tight, meandering course through a landscape of parallel ridges, defining the geography of central Pennsylvania at the turn of the twentieth century. This survey documents the critical junctions of river and rail, most notably where the Huntingdon and Broad Top Mountain RR follows the valley floors to connect industrial points like Springfield Junc and Cove Forge. The map illustrates a high density of small rural settlements such as Marklesburg, McConnellstown, and Cassville, which relied on a network of crossings like the Trexler Bridge and Entriken Bridge. Sharp elevation changes are dictated by massive landforms including Tussey Mountain and Terrace Mountain, which wall off fertile agricultural pockets like the Woodbury Valley.