Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of East Freedom. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1902Hollidaysburg sheet · 1:62,500
U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of East Freedom.
The story so far
East Freedom, in brief
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of East Freedom yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
East Freedom is a census-designated place (CDP) in Freedom Township, Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located near I-99 and is approximately four miles to the west of the borough of Roaring Spring. As of the 2010 census, the population was 972 residents.
Its first post office opened in 1841. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 972 to 552 (-43%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
From the old history books
What they wrote about East Freedom in 1911
Passages that mention East Freedom, cut from the printed page as they were published.
Twentieth century history of Altoona and Blair County, Pennsylvania1911 · page 134Read the page →
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were twenty-three culverts and bridges, some being large structures. The largest bridge spans the Juniata river just north of East Freedom and is a concrete and steel structure, having two spans of sixty feet each. The overhead bridge crossing on the Freedom road has a span of thirty-three and one-half feet, while the overhead bridge on
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Twentieth century history of Altoona and Blair County, Pennsylvania1911 · page 261Read the page →
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run postoffice, or Puzzletown. On the Frankstown branch of the Juniata, in the eastern part are the picturesque little villages of East Freedom and Leamersville, and one mile south of the latter place, on the Martinsburg branch railroad is the town of McKee’s Gap, the station being known as McKee. In 1880 it had a population of
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Scans and text from the Internet Archive. Books published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.
By decade
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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →
From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and old county and town histories (Internet Archive). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
