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1943 Map of Benezette

Name: 1943 Topographic Map of Benezette
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1943
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1943

About this map

Benezette and the surrounding wilderness of the Elk State Forest define this 1941 survey of the Pennsylvania Wilds. The landscape is deeply incised by the drainage basins of West Creek, Hicks Run, and Dents Run, where the narrow valleys provided the only viable paths for the Pennsylvania and Baltimore and Ohio railroads. Small settlements like Medix Run and Weedville appear as vital nodes in a river-and-rail economy, often centered around mountain gaps and river confluences.

Local history is preserved in the distribution of rural institutions, from the Mount Pleasant Ch to numerous high-elevation schoolhouses such as Bryan Hill Sch and Moore Hill Sch. The map records a transition in land use, showing established State Game Lands and a Fire Tower overlooking the complex terrain of Winslow Hill and Gray Hill, while the Gray Cem stands as a marker of the families who settled this territory.