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2010 Map of Portersville

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Portersville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

Slippery Rock Creek defines the local landscape as it carves through the dramatic Slippery Rock Creek Gorge, a central geographic feature of this Butler County region. The waterway is punctuated by several significant crossings, including Kildoo Bridge, Eckert Bridge, and Breakneck Bridge, which speak to the area's historic transit routes. Near the creek's upper reaches, The Wilroy Iron Furnace stands as a marker of the nineteenth-century industrial activity that once utilized local resources.

Portersville serves as the primary settlement, situated near the intersection of modern transit corridors and older school roads like Bloomfield School Rd. The map also details numerous recreation sites and organizational retreats, such as Camp Agawam, Falcon Camp, and Heinz Camp, clustered around the terrain's falls and creeks. To the east, the large expanse of Lake Arthur and the smaller Coopers Lake indicate the area's significant hydraulic and recreational developments.