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1960 Map of Hammett

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Hammett
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1989
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1989

About this map

The rolling landscape of Erie County south of Lake Erie is defined by a network of rural hamlets and educational institutions as they stood in 1960. Behrend Campus Pa State University occupies the northwest, set against the dramatic relief of Wintergreen Gorge. The sheet illustrates a mid-century community organized around family-named crossroads like Owens Corners, Bogus Corners, and Weeds Corners. Cultural hubs are prominent, including the St Boniface Sch & Ch complex and the Kuhl Road Speedway near the Millcreek and Harborcreek township line.

Transportation and resource management are evident through the Penn Central rail line and numerous pipelines traversing the township of Greene. In the southeast, Lake Pleasant and several State Game Lands indicate the region's shift toward conservation and recreation. This 1970 photorevised update includes residential growth around Belleview Heights and along Lake Pleasant Road, documenting the evolving suburban fringe of Erie.