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1953 Map of Irwin

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Irwin
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1970
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1970

About this map

Industrial Westmoreland County is defined here by the heavy presence of Penn Central rail lines and extensive mining operations during the mid-20th century. The landscape is a dense network of coal-related infrastructure, including coke ovens near Madison, various strip mines, and company settlements like Edna No 1 and Edna No 2. This era marks a significant point in the region's development, as seen in the purple-tinted urban expansions around Irwin and North Irwin that were documented during the 1969 photorevision.

Local heritage is deeply preserved through markers like the Braddocks Camp Historical Marker and the proximity of Bushy Run Battlefield State Park near Harrison City. For those tracing family history, the map provides detailed locations for numerous small burying grounds and parish sites, from the Old Mars Hill Cemetery (Historical) to St Michael Cemetery and the Old Brush Creek Cem in the northwest.