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1954 Map of Knoxville

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Knoxville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1956
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1956

About this map

The Cowanesque River valley serves as the primary corridor for industry and transit in the mid-1950s, where both the Baltimore and Ohio and New York Central railroads converge at the borough of Knoxville. This intersection of rail lines highlights the area's importance as a transportation hub for northern Tioga County. To the east, Academy Corners marks a smaller node of settlement near the Tarnell Brook confluence.

Agricultural life and genealogy are well-represented across the landscape, from the Jemison Valley Ch and Jemison Valley Cem in the south to Woodlawn Cem near Austinburg in the northwest. The terrain is defined by steep hollows like Abbott Hollow and Wheaton Hollow that drain into Troups Creek. Near the southern border, the small village of Little Marsh sits at the edge of the Chatham township boundary, while an isolated Gas Well near Jemison Creek hints at the region's diverse resource base.