1963 Map of Franklin

About this map

The confluence of the French River and the Allegheny River anchors this 1963 survey of the Venango County area, capturing a landscape defined by heavy industry and early 20th-century transportation networks. The city of Franklin serves as the focal point, showing a developed street grid with City Hall and several parish centers like St Johns Ch. The industrial character of the valley is evident in the sprawling oil field and gas and oil field markings that dot the surrounding highlands, particularly near Galloway and Reno. Transportation history is preserved through the presence of competing rail lines, including the Penn Central and Erie-Lackawanna, which follow the river bends. Notable landmarks such as the Chess-Lamberton Airport near Mapledale and the heights of Point Hill provide geographical context to this transition era in western Pennsylvania.