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1963 Map of Ebensburg

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Ebensburg
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1994
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1994

About this map

Ebensburg sits as a central hub atop the Allegheny plateau, its grid of streets accompanied by the County Fairgrounds and Lake Rowena. This mid-century landscape reflects a region deeply shaped by industry and infrastructure, where numerous Reclaimed Strip Mines and Mine Dumps mark the terrain near Portage and Sonman. The rail corridors are particularly dense, with 5 Tracks and 4 Tracks following the Little Conemaugh River, underscoring the importance of heavy transport to the local economy.

Smaller settlements like Cassandra, Lilly, and Wilmore are scattered throughout the valley, often anchored by local landmarks such as the Redbird Drive-in Theater or Bishop Carroll High Sch. Water management is prominent through the Wilmore Dam and several reservoirs, while the hills are dotted with family and parish sites like Pringle Hill Cem and Holy Name Cem. This map records a specific moment of transition between active resource extraction and landscape reclamation in Cambria County.