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1964 Map of Bolivar

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Bolivar
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

Black Lick and its surrounding heights anchor the northern landscape of this mid-1960s Indiana and Westmoreland County study, where heavy industry and rail transport intersect with the natural flow of the Conemaugh River. The map highlights a significant extractive economy, evidenced by numerous Strip Mines and Quarries dotting the ridges near Josephine and Fairfield Heights. Large institutional and public footprints are visible at the Torrance State Hospital and the sprawling State Game Lands No 153 to the east.

Transportation corridors follow the water, with the Baltimore and Ohio railroad line tracing the river's path through the gap at Chestnut Ridge. Small coal-era settlements like Palmertown, Strangford, and Coral appear alongside local educational and civic markers such as the Blairsville Joint High Sch and Westview Cem. This terrain represents the industrial heart of western Pennsylvania before many local mines reached their current state of closure.