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JACK'S NARROWS, 1940s

Jack's Narrows in the 1940s, the same rocks, the same river, the same dramatic landscape that drew people to the valley in the first place. While the brick industry rose and fell, the Narrows stayed steady.

Nothing further from the county histories. The six histories held here end in 1913 and this story belongs to 2016, so there is no passage in them that bears on it. Rather than attach an unrelated page and let it look like corroboration, this story stands on the sources listed below.

Sources

  1. Image posted to the Historic Mount Union page on 14 March 2016. Community archive, not a published record: the image and its caption come from the page, and the facts in the text still need a source of their own., Historic Mount Union page archive
  2. Photograph credit: Historic Mount Union Facebook page
  3. Image from the Historic Mount Union page archive, posted 14 March 2016. Community archive, not a published record.

Checked 2026-08-15 · Historic Mount Union collection

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Photographs from Shirley township

Augwick Creek Bridge, AughwickAugwick Creek Bridge, AughwickLibrary of Congress · pa3445
Walker Farmstead, Farmhouse, West side of U.S. Route 522 at intersection with T-373, .3 mile south of Shirleysburg boroughWalker Farmstead, Farmhouse, West side of U.S. Route 522 at intersection with T-373, .3 mile south of Shirleysburg boroughLibrary of Congress · pa3065
Runk Bridge, 1 mile South of Shirleysburg, .25 mile West of Route 522, ShirleysburgRunk Bridge, 1 mile South of Shirleysburg, .25 mile West of Route 522, ShirleysburgLibrary of Congress · pa3444
Walker Farmstead, West side of U.S. Route 522 at intersection with T-373, .3 mile south of Shirleysburg borough line, Shirleysburg, Huntingdon County, PAWalker Farmstead, West side of U.S. Route 522 at intersection with T-373, .3 mile south of Shirleysburg borough line, Shirleysburg, Huntingdon County, PALibrary of Congress, No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government · pa3066.photos.358341p

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