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1906 Map of Burgettstown

Name: 1906 Topographic Map of Burgettstown
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1906
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1906

About this map

Burgettstown stands as a central rail hub in Washington County, Pennsylvania, at the intersection of the Pittsburgh Cincinnati Chicago and St Louis RR and several local watercourses. The 1904 survey reveals a landscape defined by an intensive extraction economy, evidenced by the Francis Mine and Shaw Mine, and the strategic placement of McDonald Waterworks near the Washington-Allegheny county line.

Settlement patterns follow the winding paths of Raccoon Creek and Cross Creek, where traditional operations like Pattersons Mill persisted alongside modern transport depots such as Hanlin Station. The topography is punctuated by family-named landmarks and high points like Quakers Knob and Bald Knob, while older postal junctions like North Star Tyre P O and the resort character of Frankfort Springs provide important touchstones for local genealogists and historians tracing the early industrial evolution of the tri-county area.