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1949 Map of Kinzua

Name: 1949 Topographic Map of Kinzua
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

The Cornplanter Indian Reservation occupies a significant stretch of the Allegheny River valley in this mid-century survey of the Pennsylvania-New York border. This landscape depicts the region before the completion of the Kinzua Dam, preserving the original footprints of settlements like Kinzua and Corydon along the riverbanks. The map documents a rugged interior of deep hollows and winding runs, where the local economy and movement were defined by the water and early road networks like Pennsylvania 59.

Further east, the terrain transitions into the high plateaus of Hamilton and Lafayette townships. Smaller crossroads and industrial outposts like Westline, Marshburg, and Dunkle Corners appear alongside the intricate drainage systems of Kinzua Creek and its many branches. This record captures the intricate network of natural features and small-town placements before major hydrological changes reshaped the river valley forever.