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1966 Map of Falls Creek

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Falls Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

The Jefferson and Clearfield County border region reveals a landscape heavily defined by industrial extraction and rail transport during the mid-1960s. Extensive mining operations, including numerous Strip Mines, a Tipple, and several Quarries, pockmark the terrain around Brockway and Falls Creek. This industrial footprint is tied together by a dense network of competing rail lines, including the Penn Central, Baltimore and Ohio, and the Shawmut RR.

Smaller rural settlements like Beechtree, Coal Glen, and Rockdale appear alongside markers of local community life such as Wildwood Cem and the Juniata Sch. Recreational and conservation land, notably the State Fish Lands surrounding Kyle Lake and the State Game Lands No 77, provide a stark contrast to the nearby coal and gas fields. The presence of Adrian Furnace and Red Mill further underscores the long-standing manufacturing and processing history of the Little Toby Creek and Sandy Creek valleys.