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1954 Map of Hookstown

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

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

Hookstown and the southern banks of the Ohio River anchor this mid-century portrait of Beaver County. The landscape is defined by the steep valleys of Mill Creek and Service Creek, where small rural communities like Shippingport, McCleary, and Mechanicsburg are connected by winding country roads. To the south, the sprawling grounds of Raccoon Creek State Park encompass the State Park Headquarters, a Boathouse, and the waters of Traverse Creek.

Genealogists and local historians will find a high density of family and community landmarks, including the Mill Cr Ch, Hanover Cem, and several schoolhouses like Reed Sch and Buchanan Sch that served the townships of Greene, Raccoon, and Hanover. Later industrial developments, including a prominent Cooling Tower near the river and scattered Strip Mine sites, appear as purple revisions, documenting the area's transition through the late 1970s.