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2013 Map of Tyrone

Name: 2013 Topographic Map of Tyrone
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2013
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

Tyrone serves as the industrial and residential anchor of this region, situated where Sink Run and Decker Run meet the Little Juniata River. The landscape is defined by the tight valley corridors of central Pennsylvania, where settlements like Northwood, Nealmont, and Tyrone Forge follow the river’s path. To the east, the topography opens into smaller agricultural and residential clusters such as Warriors Mark and Birmingham, the latter located near a distinctive bend in the river known as Birmingham Bridge.

Transportation networks are heavily influenced by the terrain, with roads and rails threading through gaps like California Hollow and Baughman Hollow. Local history is preserved in the naming of specific sites such as McKenrick Mills and Anderson Camp, while numerous smaller waterways like Vanscoyoc Run and Big Fill Run drain the surrounding ridges. The map illustrates the persistent relationship between the valley's water power and the distribution of these historic communities.