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1970 Map of Blossburg

Name: 1970 Topographic Map of Blossburg
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1986
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

The Tioga River carves a central path through this northern Pennsylvania landscape, where industrial history is etched into the terrain of the Tioga State Forest. In the early 1970s, the borough of Blossburg serves as a focal point for the region's complex coal heritage, surrounded by numerous abandoned strip mines and active strip mine operations that color the hillsides. The map records the remnants of the region's transport network, including the Old Grade RR and various sections marked as abandoned rail lines near Arnot and Morris Run.

Genealogists will find a high concentration of burial sites concentrated near Blossburg, such as Arbon Cem, St Marys Cem, and Union Cem, while northern settlements like Covington and the Frost Settlement anchor the agricultural and residential pockets. High points like Maple Hill and Pine Hill rise above a dense network of drainages including Flower Run and Bear Creek, illustrating the intersection of the extractive economy with the deep wooded valleys of Tioga County.