1967 Map of Boswell

About this map

The coal and rail landscape of Somerset County is deeply etched into this 1960s topographic record. Boswell and Jennerstown anchor a region defined by its industrial activity, where the Baltimore and Ohio railroad corridor facilitates the movement of resources from numerous Strip Mines and the Coal Junction intersection. The terrain transitions from the high elevations of Laurel Hill and Pikes Peak in the west, home to State Game Lands No 42, toward the more developed valleys. Cultural history is preserved through the naming of early transportation routes like the Old Forbes Road and a concentration of religious sites, including St Marys Ch and several Catholic cemeteries such as St Stanislaus Cem. Water resources like Stoughton Lake and the Conemaugh Drop Reservoir underscore the managed hydrology necessary for local industry and residential growth in small settlements like Pilltown and Gray.