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1926 Map of Bradford

Name: 1926 Topographic Map of Bradford
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1926
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1926

About this map

Bradford serves as the industrial and transportation nexus for this region of northern Pennsylvania, where the Erie Railroad and Pennsylvania Railroad converge amidst a dense network of timbered valleys. The landscape is defined by its early 20th-century extraction and manufacturing infrastructure, evidenced by the Nusbaum Chemical Plant and the engineering marvel of the Kinzua Viaduct spanning the southern reaches. Numerous small oil-and-timber era settlements like Derrick City, Lewis Run, and Custer City are connected by a web of mountain roads and smaller rail lines, including the Mt Jewett Kinzua and Riterville RR.

Social infrastructure is anchored by local institutions such as the Songbird School and Minard Run School, while the water supply is managed through a series of reservoirs like Marilla Reservoir No. 3. The southern half of the map transition into the protected lands of the Allegheny National Forest, where steep hollows like Hedgehog Hollow and Tome Hollow characterize the drainage patterns of the Tuna Creek watershed.