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1961 Map of Grove City

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Grove City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

Grove City serves as the focal point of this regional study, which highlights the intersection of academic life at Grove City College and the heavy industrial landscape of northern Pennsylvania. The area is defined by a dense network of extractive industry, evidenced by numerous strip mines and gravel pits that ring the settlements. The Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad provides the primary infrastructure connecting the borough to outlying areas like Harrisville and Springfield Corners.

Local history is preserved in the distribution of rural landmarks, from the School for Boys and Whittaker School to small country congregations at Ebenezer Ch and Scott Hill Ch. The landscape follows the drainage of Wolf Creek, which winds through the center of the quadrangle past Memorial Park and the Grove City Country Club. The map also captures mid-century social markers, such as a Drive-in Theatre located south of the main borough and an Airfield near McCoys Corners.