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1949 Map of Kinzua

Name: 1949 Topographic Map of Kinzua
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1956
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1956

About this map

The Allegheny River carves a deep valley through the northern Pennsylvania borderlands, defining the landscape of the Indian Reservation and the village of Corydon. This mid-century landscape is marked by a complex network of narrow hollows and steep ridges, with the Pennsylvania Railroad hugging the riverbank to connect river settlements like Cornplanter and Kinzua. The map reveals a transition from these riparian corridors to the high, wooded plateaus where smaller communities like Marshburg and Westline are situated alongside the Kinzua Creek drainage.

Industrial and recreational footprints appear throughout the forest, from the Pipe Line corridors to the Olmstead Boy Scout Camp and the Johnnycake Trail. Because this map predates the construction of the Kinzua Dam, it provides an essential look at the original river topography and many riverside homesites and settlements that were later inundated or altered. Genealogists can trace family locations through named landmarks such as Dunkle Corners, Sams Rocks, and Red Bridge.