1964 Map of Elderton

About this map

The borough of Elderton sits at the center of this mid-1960s landscape, where the rural character of the Armstrong and Indiana county border is defined by winding creek valleys and an expanding energy infrastructure. The map traces the winding course of Plum Creek and Crooked Creek, the latter of which passes through the village of Idaho and the small cluster at Shelocta. This era of the Pennsylvania countryside is marked by a heavy presence of gas fields and gas wells scattered across the hills, often connected by a network of pipelines.