1941 Map of Kinzua

About this map

The Cornplanter Indian Reservation occupies a narrow strip of land along the eastern bank of the Allegheny River, highlighting a significant indigenous presence in this river valley before the mid-century landscape was altered by water management projects. This 1941 edition, based on surveys from the mid-1930s, documents the tight relationship between the river, the Pennsylvania Railroad, and the settlements of Corydon and Kinzua. The terrain is characterized by deeply incised hollows and ridges, such as Roper Hollow and Bullis Hollow, where small settlements and camps like the Boy Scout Camp found footing.