A charter to build the Perry County Railroad from Duncannon to New Bloomfield was granted by the Commonwealth on February 4, 1887, and the first locomotive entered New Bloomfield on September 12, 1889. The Duncannon Station stood just north of this location beside the Flour Mill, and the standard gauge line connected to the Pennsylvania Railroad just south of here. The Perry County Railroad was purchased by the Susquehanna River and Western Railroad in 1903 and operated until 1939. During construction of Routes 11 and 15, the station was moved to Locust Street, where it survives as a private residence. Before highway construction in 1958, High Street crossed the creek and connected to New Bloomfield Road near here. The present park was named for Alta Noye, who owned much of the land and lived along the creek, and her house appears in a World War I Victory Parade scene. In 1848 the railroad reached this area and triggered major growth in the towns and villages along its route. This site stands on an abutment of a mid-19th century railroad bridge that crossed Little Juniata Creek. During the 1800s the railroad ran through the middle of town along Apple Tree Alley, and in the early 1900s the main line was improved and the tracks were moved to their present location near the river. The bridge remained for much of the 20th century before being removed for safety reasons in 2014.