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1948 Map of Crosby

Name: 1948 Topographic Map of Crosby
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1957
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1957

About this map

The high plateaus of Norwich and Shippen townships define this mid-century view of north-central Pennsylvania, where the drainage divide separates the waters of Potato Creek from the Driftwood Branch Sinnemahoning Creek. Small, industrial-rooted settlements like Clermont, Colegrove, and Betula dot the narrow valley floors, connected by the rail corridor of the Pennsylvania Railroad. The landscape is heavily marked by its resource-extraction history, evident in the numerous hollows such as Oil Well Hollow and Stone Chimney Hollow that branch off the main watercourses.

At the southern edge, the growth of Emporium and Weber City reflects the region's mid-century expansion near the confluence of North Creek and the Driftwood Branch. For those tracing local history, the map preserves specific landmarks like the Wildwood Fire Tower and the North Creek Chapel, alongside vanished railroad infrastructure like Wellendorf Sta. The prevalence of family-named features like Evans Hill and Jay Cox Hill underscores the generational settlement patterns of McKean, Elk, and Cameron counties.