1967 Map of Fryburg

About this map

Oil and gas wells define the industrial footprint of this Clarion County landscape, dotting the terrain between Fryburg and Venus. The region is a patchwork of resource extraction and protected forests, with numerous strip mines operating alongside expansive reaches of State Game Lands No 63 and State Game Lands No 72. In the northern section, St Michaels Sch serves as a local landmark in Washington, while the southern corridor is shaped by the competing routes of the Penn Central and Baltimore and Ohio railroads. Small communities like Marble, Millerstown, and Huefner are linked by a complex drainage system including Little Paint Creek and East Sandy Creek. The map documents a mid-century period where the legacy of early petroleum drilling and active coal mining coexist with established rural settlements and churchyards like Dehner Cem.