1963 Map of Beaverdale

About this map

Industrial coal mining and the rail infrastructure of the Conrail line dominate this landscape of the Allegheny Front. Centered on the communities of Beaverdale and Lloydell, the map documents an era of extensive surface and deep mining, marked by numerous Tipple locations and Mine Dumps scattered across the ridges. The extraction economy is balanced by the expansion of the Beaverdam Reservoir and the presence of State Game Lands No 26, showing the transition from intensive industry to protected natural areas.