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2010 Map of Clarion

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Clarion
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

The Clarion River snakes through the heart of this Pennsylvania landscape, serving as a primary geographic anchor for the borough of Clarion and its surrounding communities. The presence of the Clarion University of Pennsylvania defines the northeastern portion of the map, while the Clarion County Airport and Groce Hill overlook the river valley from the west. Engineering is evident at Piney Dam, which alters the river's flow near the junction of several rural routes.

Local infrastructure connects established settlements like Shippenville and Marianne in the north to southern hamlets such as Reidsburg and Shamburg. The map details a complex web of named rural roads, including Stoney Lonesome Rd and Huckleberry Rdg, which hint at the region's agricultural and timber-oriented settlement patterns. Waterways such as Deer Creek, Paint Creek, and Piney Creek carve out the valleys that dictated the placement of these early crossroads.