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History · Juniata Township

11% of Juniata Township’s homes were built before 1940

1 place in town is on the National Register, among them the Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site, a National Historic Landmark, and a historic district with 1 buildings. Below: maps from 1902 on.

1on the National Register
11%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Juniata Township’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Juniata Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19024 editions of the USGS map, 1902 to 1981. Watch Juniata Township change.A National Historic Landmark1 place on the National Register, including Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site, a National Historic Landmark.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Juniata Township’s history is told.

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On the map

Juniata Township on the map, 1902 to 1981

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Juniata Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Juniata Township on the 1902 USGS mapJuniata Township on the 1963 USGS mapJuniata Township on the 1972 USGS mapJuniata Township on the 1981 USGS map1902Ebensburg 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 Juniata Township.

On the National Register

1 historic place in Juniata Township

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving. One is a National Historic Landmark, the highest tier.

place listed
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National Historic Landmark
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Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Si…
historic buildings protected
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each building in a district counts
first listed
1966
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Si…
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site, built 1831★
Districts★ landmark
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Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic SiteBuilt 1831

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

The story so far

Juniata Township, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Juniata Township yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Juniata Township is a township in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Altoona, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 965 at the 2020 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 1,112 to 968 (-13%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Juniata Township, 1831 to 1962

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1831BuiltAllegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site is built
  3. 1868Post officeThe Blue Knob post office opens
  4. 20th century
  5. 1902On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  6. 1918Post officeThe Blue Knob post office closes
  7. 1962LandmarkAllegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site named a National Historic Landmark
By decade

Juniata Township, decade by decade

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Famous people

Famous people close to Juniata Township

Nobody well known was born in Juniata Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Hedda HopperAmerican gossip columnist and actress · b. 1885
Charlie CristUnited States Representative from 2017 to 2022 · b. 1956
Michael BeheAmerican biochemist, author, and intelligent de… · b. 1952
Janet BlairActress · b. 1921
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Andrew Kevin WalkerAmerican screenwriter · b. 1964
Paul WinterAmerican saxophonist · b. 1939
Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners and burying grounds

Another post office, Blue Knob, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Blue Knob
3cemeteries and burying grounds inside Juniata Township
Blue KnobDry RunMount Moriah

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Allegheny TownshipIts storyB−Freedom TownshipIts storyC+Cresson Township1 historic placeCWashington TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townPortage Township1 historic placeA−

Questions about Juniata Township’s history

What is on the National Register in Juniata Township?

One place: the Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site (listed 1966).

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Where this page comes from

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 Wikimedia Commons (9), the National Register of Historic Places (1), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.