1931 Map of Connellsville

About this map

The industrial and agricultural heart of Westmoreland and Fayette counties unfolds along the Youghiogheny River, where steep topography and water access shaped the region's early growth. This survey, which incorporates data from the H.C. Frick Coke Co., reveals a landscape defined by the heavy infrastructure of the Pennsylvania Railroad and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. These rail corridors connect dozens of small coal-and-coke settlements, including Youngwood, New Stanton, and Southwest.