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1963 Map of Franklin

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Franklin
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

Franklin serves as the industrial and civic anchor of this 1963 survey, situated at the strategic confluence where French Creek meets the Allegheny River. The landscape is defined by the heavy infrastructure of the era, including the Erie-Lackawanna and Pennsylvania railroads that parallel the riverbanks. Beyond the urban core, residential development stretches into Rocky Grove and up named elevations like Bleakley Hill and Oak Hill.

Evidence of the region's petroleum heritage is widespread, with numerous oil fields and gas and oil fields dotting the hillsides of Cranberry and Sugarcreek townships. Local institutions are well-documented, from the White Fathers Novitiate and St Patricks Cemetery to the Chess-Lamberton Airport in the southwest corner. The map also captures several rural camps, such as Camp Singing Hills and Camp Wil-Bee, alongside smaller settlements like Bredinsburg and Cooperstown.