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1932 Map of Penfield

Name: 1932 Topographic Map of Penfield
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1940
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1940

About this map

The transition from the High Allegheny Plateau's ridges into the industrial corridor of Du Bois defines this 1929 survey. Extensive rural school networks like Oswald Sch, Coal Hill Sch, and Lines Sch reflect a time of small, dispersed communities linked by the Buffalo Rochester and Pittsburgh railroad. The map documents early aviation and communications infrastructure through an Airplane Landing Field and a strategically placed Beacon near Rockton.

Public land use and early conservation efforts are visible in the numerous camps and the Clearfield Nursery north of the Smith Fire Tower. The landscape is carved by an intricate drainage system including Anderson Creek and the Bennett Branch Pennsylvania Canal, supporting settlements like Penfield and Tyler. This era's infrastructure highlights the region's shift toward coordinated fire prevention and standardized road systems like Pennsylvania 153.