1965 Map of Bodines

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Lycoming Creek carves a deep valley through the high ridges of the Allegheny Plateau, serving as the primary corridor for the Penn Central Railroad and the scattered hamlets of Marsh Hill and Bodines. This mid-century landscape is defined by the heavy timber and hunting grounds of the Tiadaghton State Forest and State Game Lands No 133, where steep-walled hollows like Potash Hollow and De Bois Hollow drain the surrounding heights of Burnetts Ridge and Potash Mountain. Evidence of earlier industrial eras remains visible through the Old Railroad Grade winding through the McIntyre Mountain area. To the south, the settlement at Calvert anchors a small pocket of rural life, featuring the Beech Valley School and Beech Valley Cemetery, alongside landmarks like the Hoffman Church and the isolated Church of the Assumption.