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1971 Map of Hooversville

Name: 1971 Topographic Map of Hooversville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1991
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1991

About this map

Industrial activity and rural settlement define this portion of the Somerset County landscape during the early 1970s. The Stonycreek River serves as a central corridor for transport and industry, flanked by the Baltimore and Ohio and Penn Central rail lines that connect towns like Hooversville and Hollsopple. The map documents a topography marked by extensive extraction, with numerous strip mines dotting the ridges between Bens Creek and the river valley.

Large-scale water management is anchored by the Quemahoning Reservoir, which dominates the central terrain. Local community life is evidenced by family-named landmarks and institutions such as St Davids Ch, the Township High Sch, and Kaufman Cem. These features, alongside smaller hamlets like Thomas Mill and Jerome, provide a detailed record of the region’s coal-and-rail economy before the late-century shifts in Pennsylvania's industrial base.