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1967 Map of New Baltimore

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of New Baltimore
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

New Baltimore sits at a scenic bend in the Raystown Branch Juniata River, serving as a focal point for this 1967 survey of the Allegheny front. The landscape is defined by the steep transition of the Dividing Ridge, where the Pennsylvania Turnpike pierces the mountain through the Allegheny Tunnel. Local life in this era is etched into the hillsides via a network of country churches and cemeteries, such as St Johns Ch and the Glade Cem.

Evidence of varied land use appears throughout the quadrangle, from a Strip Mine near the northern border to the protected woodlands of State Game Lands No 104. A historic Covered Bridge near the town center and several family-named landmarks like Deeters Gap and Glen Savage provide specific points of interest for genealogists tracing roots along the Somerset and Bedford county line. Numerous tributaries, including Wambaugh Run and Three Lick Run, drain the high ridges into the larger river valleys.