1954 Map of Amity

About this map

Little Tenmile Creek and the main branch of Tenmile Creek wind through this part of Washington County, defining the valley-and-ridge landscape of southwestern Pennsylvania. The 1954 data, updated in 1969, reveals a region transitioning from small-scale agriculture and early milling to industrial infrastructure, marked by the presence of a pipeline and the Norfolk and Western Railroad near Marianna. Historic rural community life is anchored by family-named sites such as Wells Cem and Harts Mill, alongside numerous houses of worship like Bethlehem Ch and Mount Herman Ch. The map shows a high density of rural schoolhouses and stations, including Sowers Sch and Dunn Sta, illustrating the dispersed settlement patterns of the Amwell and North Bethlehem townships before late-century consolidation altered the local geography.