1961 Map of Mc Veytown

About this map

The Juniata River carves a narrow valley through the ridges of central Pennsylvania, anchoring the settlements of McVeytown and Mattawana. This mid-century landscape is defined by the sharp, parallel relief of Bratton Mountain and Blue Mountain, where numerous gaps like Miller Gap and Hesser Gap provide the only passage through the high ground. The Penn Central tracks follow the river's path, tracing a long-established transportation corridor that bypassed the more isolated reaches of the Tuscarora State Forest.