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1960 Map of Ambridge

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Ambridge
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

The Ohio River corridor serves as the industrial and social backbone of this Pennsylvania landscape, where the concentrated residential grids of Ambridge and Coraopolis contrast with the winding creek valleys of the interior. The river's influence is evident in the heavy infrastructure of the Conrail and P & L E RR lines, as well as the Dashields Dam and Coast Guard Station. On the heights above the river, institutional presence is marked by the Dixmont State Hospital and several parochial landmarks like the Pelician Sisters Academy and St Josephs Sch.

Beyond the riverfront, the map details a transition into more dispersed settlements like Pinehurst and Duff City. Local history is preserved through numerous family and community burial grounds, including Sewickley Cem and Blackburn Cem. The 1977 revisions, noted in purple, document the expanding suburban footprint near Sewickley Heights and Moon, showing how new development began to fill the spaces between historic crossroads like Carnot and Fairoaks.