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1902 Map of Ebensburg

Name: 1902 Topographic Map of Ebensburg
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1954
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1954

About this map

The Pennsylvania RR and its various branches, including the Pittsburgh Division and the Cambria and Clearfield Division, dominate the industrial character of this Cambria County landscape. Engineering feats like the Old Blairs Gap Portage Road and the Grade near Bennington illustrate the heavy infrastructure required to move coal and freight across the Allegheny front. Centered on the borough of Ebensburg, the map reveals a network of mining and railroad towns such as Lilly, Cresson, and Portage.

The rugged eastern edge is defined by steep gaps like Blairs Gap and Sugar Run Gap, while the high point of Blue Knob rises to the south. Numerous small settlements, including Beaverdale, Lloydell, and Onnalinda, are connected by the waterways of the South Fork Conemaugh River and Clearfield Creek. From the quiet presence of Mt Hope Church to the bustling rail junctions at Gallitzin, the map documents the dense late-Victorian development of the Pennsylvania coal and rail corridors.