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1946 Map of Renovo West

Name: 1946 Topographic Map of Renovo West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1953
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1953

About this map

Kettle Creek winds through the high plateaus and narrow valleys of this 1940s survey, joining the West Branch of the Susquehanna River at Westport. The landscape is defined by the sharp relief of Savage Mtn and Big Ridge, where small settlements like Bitumen and Hammersley Fork occupy the limited flat ground along the waterways. The industrial and transportation corridor follows the river, anchored by the rail hub of Renovo and its adjacent communities of West Renovo and South Renovo.

Local life is recorded through small landmarks such as Gospel Camp Ch, Central Sch, and several isolated burial grounds including Summerson Cem and Noyes Cem. The Pennsylvania RR and the Bucktail Trail parallel the river, marking the primary arteries of movement through the deeply dissected terrain. From the Tamarack Fire Tower to the junction at Keating, the map reveals a region built on the intersection of rugged topography and the essential river and rail networks.