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1954 Map of Fayette City

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Fayette City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1970
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1970

About this map

The Monongahela River and Youghiogheny River anchor this industrial landscape, where steep valleys are etched by coal mining and heavy rail. In the mid-20th century, the region was a dense network of company towns and active industry, visible in the cluster of strip mines surrounding Perryopolis and the presence of the Colonial Dock near Roscoe. The transportation corridor is dominated by the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie and Penn Central railroads, which followed the water level to move raw materials between riverside settlements like Belle Vernon and Stockdale.

Beyond the industrial riverfront, the map reveals the social fabric of the Fayette and Washington county border through its country schools and churches. Locations such as Little Redstone Presbyterian Ch and the Fayette Cem provide specific points of interest for genealogical research. The varied topography is punctuated by landmarks like Tippecanoe Shear on the Rowes Run, illustrating how the winding creeks like Little Redstone Creek dictated the placement of small communities like Grindstone and Gillespie.