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1922 Map of Mt Union

Name: 1922 Topographic Map of Mt Union
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1922
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1922

About this map

Juniata River and the Pennsylvania RR corridor dominate the central geography of this central Pennsylvania landscape. Surveyed in 1922, the map shows the transition from the river-valley industry at Mapleton Depot to the agricultural pockets within Aughwick Valley and Hare Valley. The era’s transportation network is clearly defined by the Lincoln Highway and the Broad Top Highway, linking river settlements like Newton Hamilton with the rural interior.

A remarkable density of country schools, such as Lucy Furnace School, Smoke School, and Sugar Grove School, reveals a highly localized social structure before the consolidation of rural education. Family-named landmarks and small post offices like Red Fork PO provide vital clues for genealogical research. The terrain is marked by the steep ridges of Jacks Mountain and Sideling Hill, which constrained early development to narrow corridors like Licking Creek Valley.