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1954 Map of Hookstown

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Hookstown
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1965
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1965

About this map

Shippingport and the Ohio River define the northern edge of this Beaver County landscape, where the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie RR skirts the riverbank opposite Phillis Island. Inland, the terrain is shaped by the transition from industrial river access to the rural hills of Greene and Hanover townships. The map documents a dense network of local institutions, from the Hookstown Grange and Miller Sch to numerous houses of worship like the Free Methodist Ch and Hanover Ch.

Tracing the Lincoln Highway reveals the primary transit artery of the era, passing through small hubs like Harshaville and Mechanicsburg. Significant space is dedicated to Raccoon Creek State Park, showing early infrastructure including bathhouses and the State Park Headquarters. Genealogists will find particular value in the clearly marked family and community burial grounds, such as Mill Cr Hill Cem and Bethel Cem.