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1960 Map of Glenshaw

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Glenshaw
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

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Pine Creek and the Baltimore and Ohio rail line carve through the heart of this landscape, connecting a string of established suburban communities north of Pittsburgh. The area reflects a mid-century period of institutional and residential expansion, characterized by a high concentration of religious and educational sites such as St Marys Sch and the Adath Jeshurun Chapel. The map reveals the historical placement of the KDKA Radio Station in Allison Park, a significant landmark in early broadcasting history.

Industrial and social layers overlap as the Pennsylvania Turnpike cuts across the northern townships, passing near established nodes like Wildwood and the historic Talley Cavey. In the southern reaches, the dense development of Glenshaw and Etna gives way to several large memorial parks, including Mt Royal Cemetery and Greenwood Cemetery, while the presence of scattered Mines serves as a reminder of the region's earlier extractive economy.