1910 Map of New Kensington

About this map

The Allegheny River corridor serves as the industrial and transportation backbone of this region, winding past established centers like New Kensington, Tarentum, and Arnold. In the early 20th century, the landscape was a complex mesh of river-oriented commerce and upland rural life, where the remnants of the Pennsylvania Canal shared the valley with the Pennsylvania RR and West Penn RR. To the south, Oakmont and Hulton mark the suburban fringe, while the interior is dotted with family-named landmarks and local institutions such as Sandy Hill School and Clinton Mineral Spring.