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1953 Map of Baden

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Baden
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1955
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1955

About this map

The Ohio River corridor south of Freedom serves as a dense industrial and transit hub in this mid-century topographic record. The Pennsylvania and Pittsburgh & Lake Erie railroads flank the river, supporting the developed riverfronts of Aliquippa, Baden, and Conway, where the Conway-Pittsburgh Landing Field is situated. This lowland activity contrasts sharply with the interior hills of Economy and New Sewickley, where the landscape is defined by rural institutions like Big Knob Grange and Economy Grange.

Family history researchers can trace numerous local landmarks, from the Mt Gallitzin Academy to several country schools such as Unionville Sch and Lincoln Sch. The rural uplands are dotted with small community centers like Wallace City and Lovi, alongside many namesake cemeteries including Boggs Cem and Wagner Oak Grove Cem. The presence of inactive oil wells and Park Quarries indicates the shifting extractive economy of Beaver County during the early 1950s.