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1969 Map of Bradford

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Bradford
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

The industrial and civic hub of Bradford anchors this McKean County landscape, where the confluence of Tunungwant Creek and Bolivar Run shaped the development of northern Pennsylvania. The late 1960s urban footprint is densely detailed, featuring City Hall, the Univ of Pittsburgh at Bradford, and the Central Christian High Sch. Beyond the city limits, the map documents the critical infrastructure of the era, from the network of Oil Wells scattered across the hillsides to the sprawling Sewage Disposal and Radio Tower sites.

Southward along the Conrail and Baltimore and Ohio rail corridors, smaller settlements like South Bradford, Degolia, and Custer City follow the valley floor. The map highlights the region's managed water resources, including Reservoir No 1 and Reservoir No 5, while the western portion transitions into the protected woods of the Allegheny National Forest, where features like the Lookout Tower and Hazelton Mills sit among numerous hollows such as Hedgehog Hollow and Crooker Hollow.