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1929 Map of Tyrone

Name: 1929 Topographic Map of Tyrone
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

The Pennsylvania RR winds through the deep valleys of the Allegheny Mts, following the course of the Bald Eagle Creek and the Juniata River to connect the industrial hub of Tyrone with smaller rural outposts. This 1920s landscape reveals a network of small schoolhouses such as Mountain Orchard Sch, Hickory Bottom Sch, and Cabin Ford Sch, which supported isolated farming communities across the Sinking Valley and Canoe Valley. The terrain is defined by dramatic northeast-to-southwest ridges like Brush Mtn and Canoe Mountain, which constrained settlement and shaped the path of local industry.

Local economic life is marked by sites like Grazier Mill and the community at Union Furnace, indicating the historical reliance on water power and early iron production. Along the Warriors Mark Run and Spruce Creek, early roads link established family-named settlements like Shaffersville and Nealmont. Significant local landmarks, including the Arch Spring Ch and the Pennington Cem, serve as important touchstones for genealogical research in this portion of Blair County and Huntingdon County.