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1963 Map of Huntingdon

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Huntingdon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1982
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1982

About this map

Huntingdon serves as the focal point for this survey, situated at a major bend in the Juniata River where industrial and educational centers meet. The map documents the presence of Juniata College and the State Correctional Institution alongside civil landmarks like the Blair Memorial Hospital and the county Court House. To the south, the dramatic meandering path of the Raystown Branch Juniata River dominates the landscape as it fills Raystown Lake, a massive reservoir that altered the local topography.

Linear ridges including Warrior Ridge and Allegripps Ridge dictate the settlement patterns of smaller communities like McConnellstown and Hesston. Genealogists will find several burial grounds and places of worship, such as St Jacobs Ch and the White Church, while the presence of the Conrail line and an Old Railroad Grade trace the region's evolving transportation history from the early 1960s through the 1981 revisions.