1964 Map of Blairsville

About this map

The Conemaugh River snakes through the heart of this Western Pennsylvania landscape, defining the boundary between Indiana and Westmoreland Counties. In the early 1960s, the borough of Blairsville stands as the primary hub, showing a concentrated street grid flanked by the Pennsylvania Railroad and the smaller settlement of Bairdstown across the river. To the north, the massive Conemaugh Dam Spillway controls the river's flow, creating large areas subject to controlled inundation that have altered the local geography.