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History · Juniata Terrace

53% of Juniata Terrace’s homes were built before 1940

1 place in town is on the National Register, among them a historic district with 292 buildings. Below: maps from 1924 on and the census since 1970.

1on the National Register
53%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Juniata Terrace’s past

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

A historic districtThe Juniata Terrace Historic District takes in 292 historic buildings.A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Juniata Terrace are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Juniata Terrace’s homes were built before 1938.On the map since 19243 editions of the USGS map, 1924 to 1973. Watch Juniata Terrace change.
★ What stands out · On the National Register

1 listing protects 292 historic buildings

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

place listed
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each building in a district counts
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2024
Juniata Terrace Historic District
Juniata Terrace Historic District
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Juniata Terrace Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2024

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

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The story

How Juniata Terrace came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Juniata Terrace.

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Modern chemistry during the Industrial Revolution invented products that made life more affordable and convenient. One major product was rayon. Of the three ways to manufacture it, the British firm of George Courtauld & Co. purchased the patent for the manufacturing of ‘viscose’ rayon in 1906. Perfecting the manufacturing process, they looked to the exploding population of the United States to establish manufacturing.

In 1909 Courtauld founded the American Viscose Co. in Philadelphia and built their first rayon manufacturing plant in Marcus Hook, PA. With enormous success, a second plant was built in Roanoke, VA in 1916.

ChaptersAmerican Viscose Co.Birth of Juniata TerraceDesign of Juniata TerraceConstructionResidentsAfter American Viscose

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

By decade

Juniata Terrace, decade by decade

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On the map

Juniata Terrace on the map, 1924 to 1973

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

Juniata Terrace on the 1924 USGS mapJuniata Terrace on the 1966 USGS mapJuniata Terrace on the 1973 USGS map1924Lewistown 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 Terrace.

People over time

Juniata Terrace, census by census

0200400600800198020002020Peak: 733

Between 502 and 733 people in every census since 1970.

6 censuses, 1970–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Juniata Terrace’s Wikipedia page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Juniata Terrace

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

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Trent HidlayAmerican wrestler · b. 1999
James KerrAmerican politician · b. 1851
Frank Ross McCoyUnited States Army general · b. 1874
George L. FoxUS army chaplain killed in action · b. 1900
Joseph M. BelfordAmerican politician · b. 1852
Joseph RothrockU.S. botanist. mycologist, lichenologist & cons… · b. 1839

Questions about Juniata Terrace’s history

What is on the National Register in Juniata Terrace?

One place: the Juniata Terrace Historic District (listed 2024).

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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 (3), the National Register of Historic Places (1), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) 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.