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1955 Map of Millerstown

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Millerstown
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1957
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1957

About this map

The Junata River serves as the central artery through this mid-1950s landscape, flanked by the Pennsylvania Railroad and various historic river crossings such as Old Ferry Sta. The terrain is characterized by a series of long, parallel ridges including Shade Mountain and Tuscarora Mountain, which dictate the placement of valley settlements like Millerstown and Thompsontown. In the narrow fertile corridors between these ridges, a dense network of local landmarks persists, including the Stony Run Sch and the East Juniata High Sch.

Industry and local commerce appear as scattered quarries and small milling sites like Donnally Mills. The map documents a transition in rural education and social life, evidenced by numerous small country churches such as St Michaels Ch and Niemonds Ch that remain central to the community fabric. High points like the Beavertown Fire Tower offer a sense of the wide topographic scale of the Snyder and Juniata County borderlands.