1977 Map of Berlin

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Stony Creek winds through a landscape defined by intensive agricultural contouring in this late-1970s orthophotoquad of Somerset County. The town of Berlin serves as the central hub, surrounded by smaller coal and farming settlements including Macdonaldton, Roxbury, and Shaft. Produced in cooperation with the Soil Conservation Service, the aerial imagery highlights the distinct terracing and strip-cropping patterns that dominate the terrain between Brotherton and Downey. These land-use signatures provide a clear visual record of mid-century conservation practices in the Pennsylvania highlands. To the south, Goodtown and the area surrounding Shaft indicate the region's long-standing connection to local industrial activities, while the visible road networks connecting these hamlets reveal the established rural infrastructure before modern expansion.