1977 Map of Mc Alevys Fort

About this map

Mc Alevys Fort sits at the heart of this 1977 aerial survey, showing the late-twentieth-century landscape of northern Huntingdon County. The orthophoto map reveals the intricate patterns of agricultural fields and farmsteads concentrated along the valley of Standing Stone Creek. This drainage corridor serves as the primary artery for settlement, carved between the prominent ridges of Tussey Mountain and Greenlee Ridge. The imagery provides a clear view of the contrast between the cleared valley floors and the densely forested slopes of Broad Mountain and Forkhead Mountain. Produced in cooperation with the Soil Conservation Service, the map emphasizes the relationship between land use and the region's folded mountain topography, preserving the exact footprint of the community and its surrounding woodlots during the late 1970s.