The West Branch Susquehanna River winds through a landscape defined by deep valleys and small ridge-top settlements in Clearfield County. This 2019 survey captures a community structured around its namesake industrial past at Lecontes Mills and the nearby village of Shawville. The terrain is marked by numerous family-named landmarks and rural outposts like Bishtown, Needful, and Gallows Harbor, suggesting a history of isolated hillside farming and timbering.
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1903 · Houtzdale
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1905 · Houtzdale
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1922 · Philipsburg
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1929 · Karthaus
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1929 · Clearfield
USGS Topo · 1:48,000
1932 · Clearfield
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1932 · Karthaus
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1939 · Philipsburg
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1944 · Glen Richey
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1945 · Philipsburg
USGS Topo · 1:62,500