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1969 Map of Dents Run

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Dents Run
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1982
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1982

About this map

Sinnemahoning Creek Branch Bennett serves as the primary drainage and transit corridor through this section of the Pennsylvania wilds, followed closely by the Conrail rail line. The small settlements of Grant and Summerson cling to the riverbanks, while the surrounding high country of Winslow Hill and Grant Hill is dominated by the sprawling acreage of Elk State Forest and Moshannon State Forest.

Industrial activity is evident through numerous gas wells and a Strip Mine north of Wilmer. For genealogists and local historians, the map preserves the location of the Johnson Ch and Johnson Cem near the confluence of Johnson Run. The landscape is a network of named drafts and hollows, such as Spike Hollow and Mud Lick Hollow, which reveal the complex topography protected within the Marion Brooks Natural Area.