1969 Map of Mt. Jewett

About this map

Mt Jewett stands as the primary hub of this landscape, situated at a major junction where the Baltimore and Ohio railroad meets multiple road corridors. The surrounding terrain is a complex network of oil and gas fields, with hundreds of well sites interspersed among the headwaters of the Clarion River and Kinzua Creek. This map documents a high-elevation plateau in the Allegheny National Forest defined by its industrial extraction and rail transport history. Numerous small settlements and junctions like Lantz Corners, Kanesholm, and Halsey appear alongside rural landmarks such as Nebo Ch and St Josephs Ch. The presence of several localized settlements like Coontown, Freeman, and Hutchins suggests a once-dense pattern of worker housing or forestry camps tied to the local rail lines and resource fields.