1959 Map of Hartstown

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Pymatuning Reservoir dominates the western landscape of this Crawford County survey, where the rising waters of the mid-twentieth century reshaped the drainage of the Shenango River. The map preserves the traces of earlier transit and settlement, most notably the path of the Erie Extension Canal and the tracks of the Bessemer and Lake Erie railroad passing through Hartstown. Rural life centers on townships like North Shenango and South Shenango, where local landmarks such as the North Shenango Sch and several country churches provided anchors for the farming community. The eastern edge transition into the Pymatuning Swamp and State Game Lands No 214 highlights the preservation of wetlands alongside small crossroads settlements like Marshall Corners and Westford.