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1904 Map of Greensburg

Name: 1904 Topographic Map of Greensburg
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

Greensburg and its surrounding coal-country townships define this early 20th-century landscape, as mapped just after the turn of the century. The industrial spine of the Pennsylvania Railroad anchors the region, connecting the burgeoning glass and steel manufacturing hubs of Jeannette, Irwin, and Manor. These rail corridors drove the rapid growth of Westmoreland County, linking rural agricultural areas to the heavy industry of the Pittsburgh basin.

Beyond the urban centers, the map reveals a dense network of smaller coal-patch and farm settlements like Export, Claridge, and Murrysville. Named landmarks such as the Bulltown Schoolhouse and the County Home south of Greensburg provide specific touchpoints for local historians. The transition from the Pittsburgh and Greensburg Pike to winding rural routes like those through Delmont and Sardis illustrates the era's reliance on both modern rail and established wagon roads across the rolling terrain of the Turtle Creek and Brush Creek watersheds.