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1945 Map of Ramey

Name: 1945 Topographic Map of Ramey
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1970
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1970

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Clearfield Creek winds through the heart of this central Pennsylvania landscape, carving a deep valley that anchors the region's transport and settlement patterns. The Penn Central railroad follows the waterway's serpentine curves, connecting industrial hubs like Madera and Smoke Run. This 1945 survey, photorevised in 1969, illustrates a dense network of small coal-era settlements and rural hamlets, including Glen Hope, Beccaria, and Ramey.

Social and civic life is traced through landmarks such as Bethel Ch, Manor Hill Sch, and the Janesville Smithmill P O. The topography is marked by distinctive crossings and junctions like Hegarty Crossroads and Banian Junction. These features, alongside numerous cemeteries like Calvary Cem and Weld Cem, provide a detailed record of the mid-20th-century social fabric before later modernizations altered the local character.