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1954 Map of Greensburg

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Greensburg
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

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Bushy Run Battlefield State Park dominates the northwest corner of this Westmoreland County study, anchoring a landscape where colonial history and industrial expansion overlap. The map captures the significant urban sprawl of Greensburg and Jeannette, with purple-shaded revisions from 1977 highlighting the growth of residential tracts like Maplewood Terrace and commercial zones along the Lincoln Highway. Institutional landmarks such as Seton Hill College and the St Filomena Shrine stand as anchors within the developing borough limits.

Outside the dense street grids of Southwest Greensburg and Carbon, the terrain is marked by numerous strip mines and gas wells, indicating a landscape heavily utilized for resource extraction. Smaller settlements like Forbes Road and Hannastown maintain their distinct identities near the Conrail lines, while Swede Hill rises above the drainage of Sewickley Creek, illustrating the hilly topography that influenced the placement of early cemeteries and country schools.