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1954 Map of Greensburg

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Greensburg
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1955
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1955

About this map

Bushy Run Battlefield State Park anchors the northwest corner of this mid-century Pennsylvania survey, marking the historic site where the British broke the siege of Fort Pitt. The landscape shows a region in transition, where the expanding industrial hubs of Greensburg and Jeannette meet the remnants of earlier extraction industries. Numerous strip mines are noted as inactive by the mid-1950s, while active gas wells dot the hillsides near Claridge and Highland.

The dense settlement pattern includes established institutional landmarks like Seton Hill College and the St Filumena Shrine, alongside residential growth at Stonevilla and Maplewood Terrace. The critical infrastructure of the Pennsylvania railroad and the Lincoln Highway defines the local economy, connecting coal-rich pockets and small communities like Hannastown and Carbon. Genealogists will find a wealth of local data, from the Temple Emanuel Cem to the Old Zion Ch and the County Home.