2016 Map of Mingoville

About this map

Bellefonte and the surrounding central Pennsylvania valleys are defined by the dramatic alternating ridges of Bald Eagle Mountain and Nittany Mtn. This 2016 survey documents the enduring settlement patterns within the Little Nittany Valley and Roaring Valley, where residential growth around Zion and Mingoville contrasts with the massive waters of Foster Joseph Sayers Lake to the north. The map traces the historical path of the Bald Eagle Creek, which winds past Mount Eagle and the community of Curtin. This landscape reflects a centuries-old orientation along the natural gaps in the ridge-and-valley province, such as Curtin Gap, Lambs Gap, and Hecla Gap, which have historically dictated the placement of roads and the extent of agricultural development in Greens Valley and Penns Valley.