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1954 Map of Midway

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Midway
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1955
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1955

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Industrial and rural landscapes intersect across this 1950s survey of Washington County, Pennsylvania. The coal-rich terrain is heavily shaped by extractive industry, notably around Westland and Midway, where numerous notations for Strip Mines, a Mine Dump, and the Allison Shaft suggest the heavy footprint of mining. Transportation is vital to this economy, shown through the busy corridors of the Montour and Pennsylvania railroads, which navigate the hilly topography using engineering works like the Acheson Tunnel and Hickory Tunnel.

Local life centers on established crossroads and institutions. Named schools such as the Robinson Twp Consolidated Sch and Hickory Sch anchor the residential clusters, while the Meadowbrook Golf Course represents a shift toward recreational land use. Water management is evident at the Cherry Valley Reservoir, which regulates Raccoon Creek and Cherry Creek to support the growing valley settlements.