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1907 Map of New Bloomfield

Name: 1907 Topographic Map of New Bloomfield
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1929
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1929

About this map

Bloomfield serves as a central hub in this early 20th-century landscape, where the ridge-and-valley topography of Perry County dictated the paths of commerce and travel. The Pennsylvania RR and the Newport & Shermans Valley RR skirt the edges of prominent landforms like Mahanoy Ridge and Buffalo Ridge, following the level banks of the Juniata River and Sherman Creek. The map documents a period when local industry and natural resources were deeply intertwined, evidenced by labels for the Juniata Furnace and Kings Mill.

Transit points such as Clarks Ferry and Juniata Bridge highlight the historical importance of river crossings before modern highway systems. Smaller settlements like Montebello, Grier Point, and Shermandale are connected by a network of winding roads through gaps in Blue Mountain and Cove Mountain. This survey effectively preserves the layout of a rural Pennsylvania economy defined by its iron furnaces, water-powered mills, and early rail lines.