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1966 Map of Mayburg

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Mayburg
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

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Tionesta Creek winds through the heart of the Allegheny National Forest, its valley serving as the primary corridor for settlement and industry in this portion of Forest County. Small hamlets like Mayburg, Balltown, and Porkey follow the water's edge, linked by the Old Railroad Grade and Balltown Road. The landscape is heavily marked by the region's extraction history, with numerous Oil Wells and Gas Wells scattered across the wooded drainages of Minister Run, Logan Run, and Salmon Creek.

Remote outposts such as Seldom Seen Corners and Blue Jay emphasize the isolation of the high ridges above the creek. In the northeast, the Minister Creek Recreation Area near Minister highlights the area's transition toward public land management. This 1966 survey, updated in 1973, captures the intricate network of resource extraction roads and small stream crossings that define the local economy and geography of the northern Pennsylvania woods during the mid-20th century.