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1919 Map of Menno

Name: 1919 Topographic Map of Menno
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1919
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1919

About this map

Greenwood Furnace and the surrounding iron-and-mill landscape of Huntingdon County appear here in a transition period just after the Great War. This military progressive map, compiled by Brig. Gen. Theo. A. Bingham, details the rural infrastructure of central Pennsylvania before the expansion of the modern highway system. The terrain is defined by the massive ridges of Tussey Mountain and Jacks Mountain, which channel settlement into narrow valleys where numerous water-powered sites like Cornpropst Mills, Neffs Mills, and Pine Grove Mills operated.

The presence of locations such as McAlevys Fort and Charter Oak suggests the deep colonial and early Republic roots of these communities. In the northwest, the Penn. R.R. serves Fairbrook, while the rest of the quadrangle relies on an intricate network of local roads connecting remote outposts like Ennisville and Manor Hill. Geologic interests are noted at Bear Meadows and the Sink Holes near Airyville, illustrating the unique karst topography of the region.