1949 Map of Kinzua

About this map

The Allegheny River valley defines this mid-century landscape on the border of Pennsylvania and New York, where riverfront settlements like Corydon and Kinzua were still central to the region's geography. A significant portion of the river's western bank is occupied by the Cornplanter Indian Reservation, illustrating the long-standing Indigenous presence in the valley. The map reveals a transition between small riverside hamlets and the heavily wooded interior of the Allegheny plateau, where numerous hollows and runs, such as Kinzua Creek and Chappel Fork, drain the upland terrain.