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1941 Map of Bradford

Name: 1941 Topographic Map of Bradford
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1961
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1961

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Bradford serves as the industrial and population hub of this 1941 survey, showing a dense network of streets and structures concentrated along the valley where Tuna Creek meets Foster Brook. The surrounding McKean County landscape is defined by its deep hollows and narrow ridges, such as Hedgehog Hollow and Gates Hollow, which dictated the winding paths of the railroads. The Pennsylvania, Erie, and Baltimore and Ohio rail lines create a complex transport corridor through the hills, connecting smaller settlements like Custer City and Lewis Run.

Rural life is marked by several neighborhood institutions, including the Bolivar Run Sch and Marilla Brook Sch, while the presence of Reservoir No 1, No 2, and No 3 west of the city suggests early 20th-century water management for the growing municipality. To the south and east, more remote outposts like the Cyclone PO and Big Shanty Sta provide clear evidence of the area's extraction and rail-based economy during the mid-century era.