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1907 Map of New Bloomfield

Name: 1907 Topographic Map of New Bloomfield
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1944
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1944

About this map

Juniata River and Susquehanna River define the industrial and transport corridors of Perry County at the dawn of the twentieth century. The convergence of these waters at Duncannon creates a nexus for the Pennsylvania RR (Middle Division) and various river-crossing infrastructure, including the Juniata Bridge and Clarks Ferry. Inland, the landscape is dictated by the parallel ridges of Mahanoy Ridge and Blue Mountain, where small agrarian and industrial pockets like Juniata Furnace and Kings Mill reflect a localized economy tied to natural resources.

Industrial activity is anchored by the Newport & Sherman Valley RR, which threads through the interior to reach the county seat at Bloomfield. The map records numerous family-named gaps and ridges, such as Sterrett Gap and Milligan Ridge, alongside rural post offices and settlements like Shermandale and Carlisle Springs, providing a detailed look at the settlement patterns before modern highway development.