1923 Map of Shippensburg

About this map

Shippensburg serves as the primary hub of this 1921 survey, where the State Normal School and the Maryland Electric Railway converge at the foot of Timber Hill. The landscape transitions from the dense settlement of the valley floor to the prominent ridges of the Blue Mountain and Kittatinny Mountain, which are pierced by the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Small agricultural hamlets like Newburg and Roxbury are linked by a network of rural schoolhouses, including the Chestnut Grove School and Summit Level School, reflecting the decentralized education system of the early twentieth century. Along the winding Conodoguinet Creek, the map details a complex terrain of knobs and hollows, such as Eckenrode Knob and Three Square Hollow Run, where isolated settlements like Doylesburg and Amberson persist in the narrow Amberson Valley between the peaks.