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1963 Map of Blandburg

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Blandburg
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1994
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1994

About this map

Blandburg and its surrounding coal-country settlements define this portion of the Allegheny Plateau during a period of significant environmental transition. The landscape is heavily marked by the legacy of extraction, showing a complex network of Strip Mines and several areas specifically identified as a Reclaimed Strip Mine. These industrial sites are interspersed with small communities such as Glasgow, Mountaindale, and Fallentimber, many of which were founded around the local mining and timber economies. The transport of these resources is evidenced by the Pennsylvania RR corridor winding through the valleys alongside Powell Run.

Social and civic life is anchored by numerous rural landmarks, including the Township High Sch and several country churches like Pleasant Hill Ch. Large tracts of land are preserved as State Game Lands No 108 and State Game Lands No 158, protecting the headwaters of numerous runs such as Bear Loop Run and Little Muddy Run. The presence of the Cambria Mills Cem and Criswell Cem offers specific points of interest for genealogists tracking the families who worked these ridges.