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1968 Map of New Enterprise

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of New Enterprise
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1970
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1970

About this map

Morrison Cove serves as the central agricultural heart of this Bedford County landscape, bordered by the steep, wooded ridgelines of Dunning Mountain to the west and Tussey Mountain to the east. This late-1960s survey illustrates a rural society organized around small crossroads settlements and family farms, with New Enterprise acting as a primary local hub. The presence of specialized facilities like the Northern Bedford Co High Sch and multiple rural congregations, including St Marks-Union Ch and St Johns Ch, reflects the community’s social structure during this period.

Water plays a critical role in the valley's development, with Yellow Creek and Potter Creek winding through the lowlands, supporting small villages such as Loysburg and Waterside. Land use is distinctly divided between the fertile limestone valley floor and the high ridges, where State Game Lands No 41 and State Game Lands No 73 preserve large tracts of forest. The terrain also reveals industrial activity through several quarries and a gravel pit located near the mountain base.