References and Resources

Recreation And Access

Regional Planning and Development Groups

• Allegheny Ridge Corporation https://www.alleghenyridge.org/

• Altoona Blair County Development Corporation (ABCDCorp) https://abcdcorp.org/

• Blair County Conservation District https://blairconservationdistrict.org/

• Blair Planning (Blair County Planning Commission) https://www.blairplanning.org/

• Central Blair Recreation Commission http://www.cbrcparks.org/

• Explore Altoona https://explorealtoona.com/

• Pittsburgh-to-Harrisburg Main Line Canal Greenway (Allegheny Ridge Corporation) https://mainlinecanalgreenway.org/

• Sustainable Communities Collaborative (SCC), Penn State Sustainability Institute https://sustainability.psu.edu/programs/scc/

• Trail Town Program https://www.trailtowns.org/

Regional and National Trails

• 9/11 National Memorial Trail https://www.911trail.org/

• Rails to Trails of Central PA https://rttcpa.org/

• Eastern Divide Trail https://bikepacking.com/eastern-divide-trail/

• Mid State Trail https://hike-mst.org/

People with Disabilities

• Americans with Disabilities Act https://www.ada.gov/

• Center for Independent Living South Central PA https://cilscpa.org/

• Design with disabled people now https://www.designwithdisabledpeoplenow.com/

• Wonders within Reach: Accessible Family Adventures https://wonderswithinreach.com/

Pennsylvania Agencies

• PA Department of Conservation & Natural Resources (DCNR), including State Parks https://www.dcnr.pa.gov/

• PA Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) https://www.dcnr.pa.gov/

• PA Fish and Boat Commission, including PA Water Trails https://www.fishandboat.com/

• PA Department of Transportation (PennDOT), including Pennsylvania Bike Routes https://www.penndot.pa.gov/

Resilience And Sustainability

Regional Groups

• Blair County Conservation District https://blairconservationdistrict.org/

• ClearWater Conservancy https://www.clearwaterconservancy.org/

• Penn State Sustainability Institute https://sustainability.psu.edu/

• Penn State Extension https://extension.psu.edu/

• Susquehanna River Basin Commission https://www.srbc.net/

• The Chesapeake Bay Foundation https://www.cbf.org/

Pennsylvania and National Agencies

• PA Department of Conservation & Natural Resources (DCNR) https://www.dcnr.pa.gov/

• PA Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) https://www.dcnr.pa.gov/

• PA Fish and Boat Commission https://www.fishandboat.com/

• U.S. Energy Information Administration https://www.eia.gov/

• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency www.epa.gov

• U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) https://www.usgs.gov/

• U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) https://www.fema.gov/

History And Culture

Indigenous Peoples

• Indigenous Peoples in Pennsylvania History, Penn State University Libraries https://guides.libraries.psu.edu/IndigenousPAHistory

Index of resources and information about indigenous people in Pennsylvania

• Native Land Digital https://native-land.ca/

Non-profit with an interpretive online map of indigenous territories worldwide

• Haudenosaunee Confederacy official website https://www.haudenosauneeconfederacy.com/

History of Haudenosaunee Confederacy and its six nations: Mohawk; Oneida; Onondaga; Cayuga; Seneca; and Tuscarora

• Susquehanna National Heritage Area: Susquehannock Native Landscapes www.susquehannaheritage.org/discover-river-history/susquehannock-native-landscape/ Brief history of the Susquehannock people

General Pennsylvania History

• ExplorePAhistory.com http://explorepahistory.com/ Various records and accounts of PA history, including survey of PA Historical Markers, partnered with Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania Historical Association, and others.

• PA Historical & Museum Commission PA-SHARE https://share.phmc.pa.gov/ Repository of all kinds of historical documents and images related to PA

• Power Library: Pennsylvania’s Electronic Library https://powerlibrary.org/

• The Pennsylvania Railroad Technical & Historical Society http://www.prrths.com/ Detailed records of from the Pennsylvania Rail Road and related rail companies

Local and Regional History

• Historic Resources Survey Report: Canal-Era Resources In Huntingdon Borough, Huntingdon County, and Hollidaysburg and Williamsburg Boroughs, Blair County, Pennsylvania, Final Report May 2013, Scott D. Heberling, Heberling Associates, Inc. Alexandria, Pennsylvania in association with Allegheny Ridge Corporation Altoona, Pennsylvania (available through https://powerlibrary.org/)

• Juniata River Corridor: America’s Industrial History Project, Southwestern Pennsylvania, reconnaissance survey September 1919, Ann Van Huizen, U.S. Department of the Interior/ National Parks Service (available through http://npshistory.com/)

• Williamsburg Yearbooks: Potteiger, John F. Founder’s Day 1790 - 1965 Williamsburg, Pennsylvania. Williamsburg, 1965.; Frye, William R. ed. Williamsburg Bicentennial Book Williamsburg, 1976.; Speck, Louise ed. Williamsburg, PA 1790 - 1990 Bicentennial Book. Williamsburg, 1990.

• Williamsburg Borough Website https://sites.google.com/site/williamsburgpennsylvania/

• Blair County Historical Society https://www.blairhistory.org/

• Blair County Library System https://www.blaircountylibraries.org/

• Morrisons Cove Community Website https://morrisonscove.net/

• Penn State University Libraries https://libraries.psu.edu/

Maps and Data

• Pennsylvania Spatial Data Access (PASDA) Pennsylvania Imagery Viewer http://maps.psiee.psu.edu/ImageryNavigator/ Searchable online map interface including historical USDA aerials

• USGS topoView Map Viewer https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/topoview/viewer/ Interactive viewer with historical USGS topographic maps

• Blair County Web Map https://gis.blairco.org/apps/Parcel Viewer/

Geographic Data Sources

Base Map Layers

• Basins and Watersheds: Susquehanna River Basin Commission

• Blair County parcel data: Blair County GIS

• Buildings and Roads: PA DCNR

• Federal Lands: ESRI

• FEMA Flood Hazard Zones: FEMA

• Historical aerials: USDA accessed through PASDA Imagery Viewer

• Historical Topographic Maps: USGS via USGS topoViewer

• PA Bike Routes: PennDOT

• PA County and Municipal Boundaries: PennDOT

• PA Public Lands: WeConservePA

• PA Trails: PA DCNR

• PA Urban Areas: PennDOT

• PA Water Trails: PA Fish and Boat Commission

• Rivers and Streams: PA DEP

• Roads, places, and satellite imagery for reference: Google

• Satellite imagery: ESRI World Imagery Layer (Maxar; Earthstar Geographics)

• Topographical contours: PA DCNR

• Topography, shaded: ESRI (World Hillshade layer)

Maps throughout this book were created using ArcGIS® software by Esri. ArcGIS® and ArcMap™ are the intellectual property of Esri and are used herein under license. Copyright © Esri. All rights reserved. For more information about Esri® software, please visit www.esri.com.

Historical map features, including Historic District and building designations, historical Main Line Canal towpath alignment, locks, and dams; and Pennsylvania Railroad alignments were based on materials, surveyed, compiled, and reproduced in 2013 Report Historic Resources Survey Report: Canal-Era Resources In Huntingdon Borough, Huntingdon County, and Hollidaysburg and Williamsburg Boroughs, Blair County, Pennsylvania, prepared by Scott D. Heberling, Heberling Associates, Inc. (Alexandria, Pennsylvania) in association with Allegheny Ridge Corporation (Altoona, Pennsylvania).

Figures cited from this report include:

Figure 7-4 (p.171) Williamsburg in 1859, from: Geil and Freed. 1859 Blair County Pennsylvania Geil and Freed, Philadelphia.

Figure 7-5 (p.174) Williamsburg in 1873, from: Pomeroy and Company. 1859 Atlas of Blair and Huntingdon Counties, Pennsylvania. Pomeroy and Co., Philadelphia.

Figure 8-2 (p.181) Juniata Division between Williamsburg and Hollidaysburg, from: Fritz, David and A. Berle Clemensen 1992 Juniata and Western Divisions, Pennsylvania Main Line Canal Special Study. United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Washington, DC.

Figure 8-4 (pp. 230-233) Canal-Era Properties in Williamsburg

Figure 8-9 (p.228) Williamsburg Historic District, from: Richards, Frederick R. 1994 Williamsburg Historic District. National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. Richard C. Sutter and Associates, Inc. Hollidaysburg, PA.

Figure 8-12 (p. 237) Canal Features and Buildings from PRR Real Estate Division Survey Maps Superimposed on Aerial Photograph of Williamsburg (courtesy of History Mapping Services)