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1952 Map of Newville

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Newville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1959
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1959

About this map

The Cumberland Valley unfolds between the steep ridges of Blue Mountain and South Mountain in this early 1950s survey. The landscape is defined by the winding course of Conodoguinet Creek and the emergence of the Pennsylvania Turnpike, which slices through traditional farmsteads and rural townships like Lower Mifflin and West Pennsboro. The settlement at Newville serves as a central hub, while the southern reaches of the map highlight industrial and recreational history at Pine Grove Furnace and Fuller Lake.

Researchers will find a dense network of nineteenth-century infrastructure, from the Reading Road to the Cleversburg Junction. The map captures a transition in local commerce and conservation, documenting numerous one-room schoolhouses like Stone Sch and Savannah Sch alongside the Huntsdale State Fish Hatchery and State Game Lands No 169. The proliferation of named landmarks such as Pole Steeple and Chimney Rocks suggests a landscape deeply utilized for both resource extraction and early mid-century leisure.