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1922 Map of Philipsburg

Name: 1922 Topographic Map of Philipsburg
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1922
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1922

About this map

Philipsburg stands as a central industrial and transport hub in this 1920s survey, surrounded by a landscape defined by extractive industry and a dense network of country schools. The northern reaches show an intensive mining footprint, from the Cuba Mines near Chester Hill to the Rich Hill Mine and the specialized Buck Creek Clay Mine in the Allegheny Mountains. Transport is dominated by the Central RR of Pennsylvania and the New York Central RR, which follow the winding path of Moshannon Creek, while an Electric Ry connects the core settlements.

Rural community life is meticulously documented through numerous namesake schools such as the Klondike School, Shady Dell School, and Rickett School. To the southeast, the topography shifts towards the linear ridges of Bald Eagle Mountain, where smaller settlements like Port Matilda and Stormstown sit along the Bald Eagle Creek valley. This transition from the coal-rich plateaus to the ridge-and-valley section highlights the geographic divide that shaped local settlement patterns and industry during the early twentieth century.