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1954 Map of Midway

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Midway
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1965
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1965

About this map

The heavy industrial footprint of Washington County's coal country is evident throughout this mid-century survey. Midway and Hickory serve as primary hubs for a landscape deeply marked by the extraction economy, with numerous Strip Mine operations and clusters of Oil Well and Gas Well sites dotting the terrain. The transportation of these resources is facilitated by a dense rail network, including the Pennsylvania and Montour lines, which navigate the complex topography via structures like the Acheson Tunnel.

Beyond the industrial activity, the map records a well-distributed network of rural institutions, such as the Smith Twp Sch and Mount Pleasant Ch, which anchored local communities. Water features like the Cherry Valley Reservoir and Raccoon Creek flow through the valleys, while family and community history is preserved at sites like Cherry Valley Cem. This era shows the region in a state of high production, where residential life, education, and heavy industry existed in close proximity.