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1971 Map of Ogletown

Name: 1971 Topographic Map of Ogletown
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1982
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1982

About this map

Pot Ridge and the dense timberlands of Gallitzin State Forest dominate this portrait of the Allegheny Front in the early 1970s. The small settlement of Ogletown sits at a high-elevation crossroads, marking the divide where waters flow toward Shade Creek and Babcock Creek. Further south, the map transitions into the agricultural valleys around Ryot, revealing a landscape defined by sharp elevation changes and narrow hollows like Calvary Hollow.

Evidence of resource extraction is visible near the northern boundary, where a Strip Mine is notched into the ridge. Local genealogy and community life are grounded in the locations of Calvary Ch and Dunning Creek Ch, alongside several small Cem plots that dot the hillsides. A network of trails and jeep trails suggests a transition from the industrial forestry of the past toward more modern recreational use at Pine Lake.