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1943 Map of Millerstown

Name: 1943 Topographic Map of Millerstown
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1943
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1943

About this map

Millerstown and Thompsontown anchor this wartime survey of the central Pennsylvania ridge-and-valley province, where the Juniata River carves a path through the sandstone massifs of Tuscarora Mountain and Raccoon Ridge. The landscape is defined by long, parallel agricultural corridors like Pfoutz Valley and Greenwood Valley, which are dotted with small-scale rural infrastructure including the Hiester Valley School and Gilfillins School. Local industry is visible in the presence of the Hill Brick Co near Beaver Springs and Beers Foundry on the western edge of the quadrangle.

Religious and community life in the mid-1940s is represented by numerous country congregations such as St Johns Church, Lauvers Church, and Mt Zion Ch. The Pennsylvania Railroad runs tightly along the river's northern bank through Thompsontown Station, providing a vital transportation link that contrasts with the many smaller, isolated settlements like Nekoda and Cocolamus tucked between the ridges.