Old Maps of Kinzua Heights, Mead Township for Hiking & Exploration

1. 1936 Map of Kinzua

   

   1936 Kinzua

   1936 Print · USGS

   The Allegheny River valley remains in its natural state in the mid-1930s, long before the creation of the Allegheny Reservoir. Genealogists and historians can locate vanished riverfront settlements like Corydon and Kinzua, as well as the original boundaries of the Cornplanter Indian Reservation.

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4. 1941 Map of Kinzua

   

   1941 Kinzua

   1941 Print · USGS

   The Allegheny River valley and the Cornplanter Indian Reservation are shown here in the years before mid-century dam projects forever changed the landscape. Researchers can trace the river-level Pennsylvania Railroad, the Kinzua Coal Mine, and now-submerged settlements like Kinzua and Corydon.

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7. 1949 Map of Kinzua, 1954 Print

   

   1949 Kinzua

   1954 Print · USGS

   The Allegheny River valley remains the heart of this region in the late 1940s, just before major changes altered the landscape. Researchers can trace riverside life in Kinzua and Corydon or locate the historic Cornplanter Indian Reservation.

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10. 1957 Map of Warren, 1964 Print

    

    1957 Warren

    1964 Print · USGS

    The northern Pennsylvania oil and timber country comes into focus in the mid-fifties, showing the region before modern highway expansions. Trace the industrial rail networks of the Pennsylvania RR and the early Allegheny River Reservoir near Warren and Oil City.

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13. 1958 Map of Warren

    

    1958 Warren

    1958 Print · USGS

    Northern Pennsylvania’s timber and oil country is captured here during the late fifties, showing the interplay of industrial valleys and vast state forests. Genealogists can trace family connections across the Cornplanter Indian Reservation or through rail hubs like Oil City and Saint Marys.

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16. 1959 Map of Warren

    

    1959 Warren

    1959 Print · USGS

    Northern Pennsylvania's oil and timber country comes alive in this late-fifties study of the forest-clad plateaus. Trace the historic Cornplanter (Indian Reservation), the sprawling Oil Field, and the rail lines of the Pennsylvania RR.

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19. 1966 Map of Cornplanter Bridge, 1968 Print

    

    1966 Cornplanter Bridge

    1968 Print · USGS

    The Allegheny River valley and its major tributaries appear here just as the reservoir was becoming a central feature of the landscape in the mid-1960s. Researchers can trace the infrastructure of the newly created Allegheny Reservoir, the crossing at Cornplanter Bridge, and numerous Oil Wells scattered across the forest.

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22. 1971 Map of Warren

    

    1971 Warren

    1971 Print · USGS

    North Central Pennsylvania is captured here in the early seventies, showing a landscape defined by industrial centers and massive state forests. Genealogists and historians can trace the rail lines of the Penn Central and Erie Lackawanna connecting towns like Warren, Kane, and Du Bois.

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25. 1980 Map of Bradford, 1982 Print

    

    1980 Bradford

    1982 Print · USGS

    Northern Pennsylvania's oil country and deep forests are captured here during the 1980s. Genealogists and researchers can trace rail-side settlements like Kushequa, Gifford, and Lewis Run or locate specific Oil and Gas Field sites across the plateau.

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28. 2023 Map of Cornplanter Bridge, 2023 Print

    

    2023 Cornplanter Bridge

    2023 Print · USGS

    The Allegheny National Forest meets the McKean County line in the early twenty-first century, centered on the massive Allegheny Reservoir. Researchers can trace old mountain roads and find local sites like Lone Pine Cem, Kinzua Heights, and Jakes Rocks.

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