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2023 Map of Black Moshannon

Name: 2023 Topographic Map of Black Moshannon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2023
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

Moshannon Creek and its many tributaries, including Black Moshannon Creek, carve through the high terrain of the Allegheny Front in this part of Centre County. The landscape is defined by its industrial and transit history, with the New York Central Trl and various tram roads marking former rail corridors through the timber and coal lands. Small settlements like Grassflat, Peale, and Gorton sit on the periphery of the deep hollows, such as Sawdust Hollow and Panther Hollow, which speak to the area's logging past.

Modern infrastructure is represented by the Mid-State Airport on the plateau, while the Beaver Mills Cem provides a genealogical link to the early communities that once thrived in these woods. A dense network of paths, including the Allegheny Front Trl and the Black Moshannon State Park Trails Trl, now crisscrosses the state forest lands, following the same ridges and runs used by earlier generations.