1960 Map of Emsworth

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The Dixmont State Hospital overlooks the Ohio River in this 1960 era survey, illustrating the institutional and industrial landscape of Allegheny County. The map details the complex river engineering at the Emsworth Dam and the heavy transit corridor defined by the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie RR and the PA Turnpike. While river-level communities like Emsworth, Avalon, and Bellevue show established density, the northern hills near Ingomar and Wexford capture the era's rapid suburbanization, with purple revisions highlighting the expansion of neighborhoods like Highland and Berkeley Hills. Educational and religious landmarks are prominent throughout, from the Vincentian High Sch to the Mt Nazareth Academy, alongside family-history resources such as United Cem and Franklin Cem. This document preserves the spatial relationship between the river-valley industry and the growing residential ridges of the mid-20th century.