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1904 Map of Mc Keesport

Name: 1904 Topographic Map of Mc Keesport
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1904
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1904

About this map

The Monongahela River and Allegheny River valley systems define this industrial heartland, showing the intense concentration of steel-era settlements and infrastructure at the start of the 20th century. Major municipal green spaces like Schenley Park and Highland Park offer a striking contrast to the dense rail networks of the Pennsylvania RR and the Baltimore and Ohio RR that hug the riverbanks. The map documents the growth of residential and industrial hubs from Wilkinsburg and Homestead to the vital junctions at Braddock and Turtle Creek.

Upstream, the confluence with the Youghiogheny River at McKeesport anchors the southern portion of the sheet. Beyond the river corridors, the terrain rises into the rolling hills of Patton and North Versailles, where smaller settlements like Monroeville and New Texas appear before the mid-century suburban expansion. This survey captures the region when the river-and-rail economy was at its absolute peak.