1953 Map of Curtisville

About this map

The Bessemer and Lake Erie railroad cuts a vital corridor through this landscape along the border of Allegheny and Butler Counties, connecting small mining and agricultural hamlets. Settlements like Culmerville and Curtisville are densely mapped, showing the residential patterns of a region shaped by industry and the nearby rails. The presence of the Carnegie Institute of Technology (Research Center) north of Clinton indicates the area's mid-century role in institutional research, while numerous labeled mines along the hillsides of Coal Hollow and Bull Creek reveal the literal foundations of the local economy. Genealogists will find significant detail in the distribution of rural landmarks, from the Oak Grove Cem to several local congregations including St Paul Ch and Westminster Ch, which served the scattered communities of Lardintown and Sarverville.