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1935 Map of Masontown

Name: 1935 Topographic Map of Masontown
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1935
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1935

About this map

The Monongahela River carves a deep valley through this southwestern Pennsylvania coal and coke region, serving as the primary corridor for industrial transport and settlement. Along its banks, company towns and landing sites like Crucible, Nemacolin, and Isabella reflect the intensive resource extraction of the early 20th century. Away from the river, the landscape is dotted with a dense network of country schools and churches, including the Mennonite Ch and Lutheran Ch, which anchored the rural communities of Nicholson and German townships.

Industrial infrastructure is prominent, with the Pennsylvania Railroad and various junction points like Ache Junction facilitating the movement of materials. Historic estates such as Friendship Hill stand alongside more utilitarian developments like Puritan and Puritan No 2. This survey captures the region just after a culture revision in the early 1930s, documenting a landscape where traditional family-named schools like Griffin Sch and Haines Sch existed in tandem with the booming river-bound economy.