1963 Map of Brush Valley

About this map

The ridge and valley landscape of Indiana County is captured here in the early 1960s, showing a region defined by its coal extraction and deep-rooted rural communities. Small settlements like Brush Valley and Penn Run serve as anchors in an area where the terrain is marked by extensive Strip Mines and numerous family or community burial grounds, including Harmony Cem and Cresswell Cem. The drainage patterns of Yellow Creek and Two Lick Creek dictate the placement of roads and homesteads, carving through hills such as Moose Hill and Evans Hill.