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1953 Map of Morehead

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Morehead
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1955
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1955

About this map

The town of Morehead serves as a focal point for this 1953 topographic study, centered on the campus of State College and the industrial hub at Clearfield. The landscape is deeply carved by the North Fork Triplett Creek and Triplett Creek, which provide the valley floor for primary transportation routes like the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad and the Midland Trail. Local industry is evident through the Brick Kiln near Clearfield and various Strip Mines and an Incline Tramway scattered across the surrounding slopes.

Within the Cumberland National Forest, land use ranges from the Morehead Lookout Tower to the Morgan Fork Guard Sta. For those tracing local history, the map includes family-named landmarks such as Bratton Br Ch and Johnson Sch, alongside smaller settlements like Rodburn and Christy. This era shows the region's development before modern highway expansions, capturing a dense network of country schools and churches like Dry Cr Sch.