1952 Map of Mount Holly Springs

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Yellow Breeches Creek and Mountain Creek carve through the deep ridges of the South Mountain area, defining a landscape of narrow valleys and heavy forest. The borough of Mount Holly Springs serves as a northern anchor, where the Reading railroad and local industry at Upper Mill once flourished. Settlement patterns follow the winding runs and mountain gaps, connecting small communities like Goodyear, Uriah, and Idaville. Genealogy researchers will find numerous small burial grounds and rural institutions scattered across the Cumberland and Adams county lines, including the Goodyear Cemetery and several schools like Tagg Run School and Millers School. The Appalachian Trail traverses the eastern ridges near Rocky Ridge, while a dismantled railroad branch near Hunters Run points to the area's changing transportation network during the mid-20th century.