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1963 Map of Cresson

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Cresson
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1982
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1982

About this map

The Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site preserves a critical transportation corridor through the Allegheny Front, where an Old Railroad Grade and active Conrail lines navigate steep gaps and tunnels. The towns of Cresson, Gallitzin, and Lilly anchor this landscape of industry and institutions, which includes the sprawling Lawrence Flick State Hospital and Mt Aloysius Jr College.

Evidence of the region's extraction economy is visible in the numerous Strip Mines and oil wells scattered between Sankertown and Tunnelhill. For genealogists, the map is remarkably detailed, identifying Catholic landmarks such as St Francis Seminary, St Aloysius Ch, and several family-linked burial grounds including St Patricks Cem and Bennington Cem. The terrain is defined by its watershed divides, from the Little Conemaugh River headwaters to the Hollidaysburg Reservoir.