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1959 Map of Mifflintown

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of Mifflintown
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

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The Juniata River winds through a valley of dramatic ridges and established settlements, providing the primary corridor for both the Penn Central railroad and the William Penn Highway. This landscape is dominated by parallel mountain ranges, including Shade Mountain and Blue Mountain, which separate the agricultural valley floors from the protected wilderness of the Tuscarora State Forest and State Game Lands No 107.

In the late 1950s, the concentration of civic life is evident in Mifflintown and Port Royal, where infrastructure such as the High Sch and St Judes Ch serves the surrounding townships. Smaller rural nodes like Academia, Walnut, and Old Port highlight the earlier patterns of settlement along Licking Creek and Hunters Creek. The inclusion of mid-century landmarks like a Drive-in Theater near Denholm contrasts with the area's older history, marked by the Church Hill Cem and Gaging Station on the river.