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1967 Map of Lucinda

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Lucinda
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

The Clarion River carves a deep, winding course through the southeastern reaches of this landscape, marking the transition between the agricultural uplands and the timbered slopes of Cook Forest State Park. The 1960s economy of the region is clearly visible through the extensive network of gas wells and numerous strip mines that pockmark the terrain near Snydersburg and Scotch Hill. This industrial footprint exists alongside older historical layers, most notably the Iron Furnace (Ruins) located near the settlement of Helen Furnace, a tangible link to the area's 19th-century iron heritage.

Transportation and community life center on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad corridor, which serves the primary settlements of Lucinda and Leeper. Genealogists will find significant detail in the mapping of local parishes and burying grounds, including St Josephs Ch and its adjacent St Josephs Cem in Lucinda, as well as the Shiloh Ch and Miola Cem further south. The map provides a precise record of the rural road network and scattered farmsteads before late-20th-century modernization changed the character of these Clarion County townships.