1936 Map of Kinzua

About this map

The Allegheny River snakes through the western portion of this 1936 survey, defining the valley landscape before the mid-century construction of the Kinzua Dam. This topographic record captures the river valley as it existed prior to being flooded, showing the primary settlements of Kinzua and Corydon in their original locations along the banks. The map provides significant detail for researchers of indigenous history, delineating both the Allegheny Indian Reservation and the Cornplanter Indian Reservation. Away from the river, the terrain rises into the deeply dissected plateaus of the Allegheny National Forest area, where small upland communities like Marshburg and Klondike are established. A lone Coal Mine in the northeast and the course of State Highway No 59 highlight the local extractive and transportation networks that supported these rural McKean and Warren County townships during the mid-1930s.