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1941 Map of Ridgway

Name: 1941 Topographic Map of Ridgway
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1956
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1956

About this map

Ridgway and St. Marys anchor this industrial corridor in Elk County, where the Clarion River and Elk Creek carve through the plateau. Surveyed just before the United States entered World War II, the landscape is defined by its extraction economy and a dense rail network. The Pennsylvania RR and Erie RR connect manufacturing hubs to remote extraction sites like Dagus Mines and Toby Mine.

Local life is recorded through landmarks such as Decker Chapel and rural centers like Ridge Sch and Gardner Hill Sch. Small settlements such as Brandy Camp, Elbon, and Challenge line the valleys of Toby Creek, illustrating the settlement patterns of the Pennsylvania bituminous coal region. Notable infrastructure, including the Fire Tower and Sedimentation Reservoir, reflects the early 1940s management of these forested lands.