1966 Map of Lynch

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Tionesta Creek flows through the heart of the Allegheny National Forest in this mid-1960s study of the Forest County interior. The landscape is heavily defined by extraction, with numerous Oil Wells and a dedicated Oil Field scattered across the wooded drainages of Bush Creek and Bluejay Creek. Small, isolated settlements like Lynch, Pigeon, and Byromtown are linked by an Old Railroad Grade and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Grade, illustrating a transition from active rail transit to a more industrial and recreational land use. Several evocatively named locations, such as Seldom Seen Corners and Deadman Corners, hint at the remote character of the plateau. Infrastructure of the era is represented by a Compressor Sta and a Gaging Sta, while the Blue Jay Spring Recreation Area and Beaver Meadows Lake highlight the region's burgeoning importance for outdoor leisure.