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1927 Map of Blossburg

Name: 1927 Topographic Map of Blossburg
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1942
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1942

About this map

Blossburg and the industrial corridors of the Tioga River valley anchor this mid-1920s survey of Tioga County. The landscape is defined by the extraction and transport networks of the era, notably the Erie RR serving the mining communities of Arnot and Morris Run. While the river valleys hum with rail activity, the surrounding plateaus like Brier Mtn and Huckleberry Mtn remain primarily rural, dotted with one-room schoolhouses such as Culver School, Reed School, and Hasty School.

A distinct concentration of community landmarks appears in the southern townships, where Hart Church and Union Church stand near settlements like Liberty and Nauvoo. The presence of the Maple Hill Fire Tower and the Greenwood Hunting Club 1886 indicates a transition toward forestry and recreation in the more remote southern reaches, even as Blacks Mill continues to mark the local agricultural economy along the creek bottoms.