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1969 Map of Coudersport

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

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

The Allegheny River valley serves as the industrial and civic heart of this north-central Pennsylvania region, with the borough of Coudersport positioned at the confluence of Mill Creek and the river. At the time of this survey, the town's footprint includes a High Sch, a Heliport, and St Eulalias Ch, while the surrounding hills are heavily defined by the energy infrastructure of the Storage Gas Field. A dense network of underground gas pipelines and numerous gas wells punctuate the landscape of Hebron and Clara, illustrating the significant role of natural gas extraction and storage in the local economy.

Evidence of the area's timber and transport history remains visible through the Old RR Grade winding along the river near Olmsted. These corridors, once vital for moving forest products, now skirt the edges of vast protected territories like Susquehannock State Forest and State Game Lands No 204. The map also captures smaller family-named landmarks like Crandall Hill and Niles Hill, providing valuable geographic context for genealogists tracing ancestors through the hollows of Roulette and Eulalia.