Loading map...

1953 Map of Millersburg

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Millersburg
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1969
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1969

About this map

The Susquehanna River dominates this landscape, its broad course punctuated by numerous islands such as Browns Island and Hoover Island as it flows past the ridges of Little Mountain and Berry Mountain. In the mid-twentieth century, the river still served as a primary transportation corridor, flanked by the Pennsylvania and Reading railroad lines. On the eastern shore, the town of Millersburg sits at the confluence with Wiconisco Creek, acting as a hub for the surrounding agricultural valleys of Liverpool and Upper Paxton.

Local life is recorded through a network of small settlements and rural landmarks, including Uniontown (Pillow PO) and Elizabethville. The map details the social infrastructure of the time, from the Burd-Roger Memorial Home near Herndon to numerous country schools like Keiters Sch and Hartmans Sch. Evidence of early industry and river crossings is visible at Montgomery Ferry and scattered quarries, reflecting a period when the river valley's natural resources and rail connections were central to the local economy.