1924 Map of Du Bois

About this map

Reynoldsville and Du Bois serve as the primary hubs in this western Pennsylvania landscape, where the coal and rail industries dictated the layout of 1920s settlements. The map reveals a complex industrial geography, with the Shawmut and Northern RR and the Buffalo Rochester and Pittsburgh RR threading through the valleys to serve coal-rich pockets like Coal Glen and Beechtree. Dozens of neighborhood schools, such as Mason School, Rought School, and Mile Hill School, are scattered across the townships of Warsaw, Washington, and Winslow, marking the centers of rural community life before the consolidation of rural districts.