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1953 Map of Baden

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Baden
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

The industrial and agrarian landscape of western Pennsylvania is captured here along the eastern bank of the Ohio River. Heavy rail infrastructure dominates the riverfront at the Conway Yard, while the Pennsylvania railroad line serves the growing communities of Baden, Conway, and Freedom. This mid-century view shows a region in transition, where the Pennsylvania Turnpike (Toll Road) cuts across the northern ridges near Unionville, signaling the arrival of the interstate era alongside older local landmarks like the Big Knob Grange.

Local social life is recorded through a dense network of rural institutions, from the Mt Gallitzin Academy overlooking the river to isolated country schools like Lincoln Sch and Economy Twp Sch. The interior hills are dotted with family-named cemeteries and churches, such as Beulah Ch and Boos Cem, while remnants of resource extraction appear at Park Quarries and several Oil Wells (Inactive) near the Approximate Boundary between Beaver and Butler counties.