1963 Map of Cranberry

About this map

The New York Central rail line winds through a landscape defined by natural resource extraction and rural Pennsylvania settlement patterns in the early 1960s. Extensive Oil and Gas Fields and numerous strip mines dominate the terrain, particularly across the townships of Cranberry, Rockland, and Richland. This era shows a community transition, where traditional markers like the Township Sch and rural churches like St Catherines Ch exist alongside modern developments such as a Drive-in Theater and Deep Valley Park. The steep topography is carved by Sandy Creek and its many tributaries, including Twomile Run and Halls Run, while large tracts of State Game Lands No 45 preserve the wooded heights between scattered crossroads like Egypt Corners and Nickleville.