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1963 Map of President

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of President
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

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The Allegheny River carves a dramatic oxbow through this portion of Venango and Forest Counties, anchoring a landscape defined by Pennsylvania's early petroleum history. The extensive Cornplanter Oil Field and Pinegrove Oil Field are densely marked with wells, illustrating the region's industrial foundations. Along the river banks, small settlements and stopping points like Henrys Bend, Eagle Rock, and President mark the historical corridor of the Penn Central railroad, which follows the winding water gaps.

Upland from the river, the map reveals the rural infrastructure of the mid-20th century, including the McCrea Sch and McCrea Cem. Significant land tracts like the State Game Lands No 47 dominate the southwestern quadrant, while smaller locales such as Hampton Station and Coal Hill provide specific touchpoints for local genealogists tracing family roots in the oil-rich hills of northwestern Pennsylvania.