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1963 Map of Mc Alevys Fort

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Mc Alevys Fort
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1965
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1965

About this map

Standing Stone Creek carves a path through the ridge-and-valley landscape of Central Pennsylvania, anchoring the small settlements and early industrial sites of northern Huntingdon County. In the early 1960s, the village of McAlevys Fort remained a focal point at the junction of several mountain roads, supported by the nearby Ennisville and institutional landmarks like the Jackson-Miller Sch, St Stephens Ch, and White Ch. The map highlights a region transitioning from its iron-making past to a focus on forest conservation and research, evidenced by the presence of Greenwood Furnace and The PA State Univ Exper Forest.

The topography is dominated by massive ridges including Tussey Mountain, Kepler Ridge, and Stone Mountain. Extensive protected lands such as the Bear Meadows Natural Area and Rothrock State Forest contain numerous specialized trails like the Alexander Trail and Wallace Trail. This survey captures a network of jeep roads and remote locales like Seeger Place, illustrating how the high-elevation terrain dictated the placement of small rural communities and mountain gaps like Hubler Gap.