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1969 Map of Red Rock

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Red Rock
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

Benton Air Force Station stands as a prominent Cold War-era landmark atop North Mountain, marking a high-altitude presence in this corner of Pennsylvania. To the south, the landscape is defined by the steep escarpments and waterfalls of Ricketts Glen State Park, where Kitchen Creek and Ganoga Glen carve through the plateau. This 1969 survey captures the area's transition from a logging and industrial past—evidenced by the Old Railroad Grade and the Shale Pit—to a landscape dominated by conservation and recreation, centered on Lake Jean, Lake Rose, and Lake Leigh.

Small settlements such as Jamison City and Central sit along the East Branch Fishing Creek, while the community of Red Rock occupies the base of Red Rock Mountain. Local landmarks like the Covered Bridge over the West Br Fishing Cr and the Landing Strip near Mossville highlight the rural infrastructure of the late 1960s. The survey also preserves the names of natural features such as Chimneystack Rock and Sugarloaf, alongside the expansive State Game Lands No 13.