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1913 Map of Mercer

Name: 1913 Topographic Map of Mercer
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1913
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1913

About this map

The borough of Mercer stands as a central hub in this pre-war survey, where the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern RR and the Pennsylvania RR converge. To the east, Grove City exhibits a dense grid of development along the Bessemer and Lake Erie RR, serving as a significant industrial anchor for the region. The landscape is a mix of agricultural tracts and early industrial activity, notably marked by the Number Five Mine and an Oil Pumping Sta near Millburn School.

Rural life is meticulously documented through a network of one-room schoolhouses like Bottle Hill School, Pinetop School, and Klondike School. The terrain is drained by the winding Slippery Rock Creek and Wolf Creek, which powered local operations like Courtney Mills and Kimbles Mills. Local travel followed established routes such as the Pittsburgh and New Castle Road, connecting established settlements like Pardoe, Blacktown, and Harrisville.