
Mount Holly Springs sits at the gap where Mountain Creek cuts through the high ridges of Mount Holly Mountain, serving as a focal point for the Reading railroad corridor during the early 1950s. The landscape transition from the wooded heights of Piney Mountain and Keller Hill to the agricultural valleys of Latimore and Huntingdon reveals a network of rural life. Small communities and junction points like Hunters Run and Idaville are mapped in detail, alongside numerous local institutions such as Mt Zion Church and the Mountain View School. The presence of the Appalachian Trail crossing Rocky Ridge highlights the region's recreational geography, while the Telegraph relay station perched on the mountain ridge points to the infrastructure of the era. Genealogists will find particular value in the clearly marked family-named schools and cemeteries like Goodyear Cemetery and Millers School.
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6 editions found
1904 · Carlisle
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1908 · Gettysburg
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1909 · Fairfield
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1919 · Newville
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1942 · Gettysburg
USGS Topo · 1:125,000
1943 · Carlisle
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1944 · Arendtsville
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1944 · Biglerville
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1944 · Hampton
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1945 · Newville
USGS Topo · 1:62,500