1964 Map of Avonmore

About this map

The Kiskiminetas River forms a dramatic winding boundary in this mid-century look at the industrial and agricultural landscape where Westmoreland, Armstrong, and Indiana Counties meet. The town of Avonmore sits at a sharp oxbow, served by the Penn Central railroad and surrounded by a terrain heavily shaped by extraction. Numerous Strip mines and tipples dot the hillsides near Elders Ridge, Iselin, and Nowrytown, illustrating the coal-driven economy of the era.