Loading map...

1969 Map of Roulette

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Roulette
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

The Allegheny River valley forms the primary corridor for settlement and transit through this Potter County landscape, as documented in 1969. The village of Roulette serves as the central hub, situated where Fishing Creek and Lanninger Creek meet the river. Local infrastructure of the era is evident in the presence of the Drive-in Theater and Smith Sch, alongside several community landmarks like Riverside Ch and Card Creek Cem.

North of the river, the terrain rises into the heavily wooded State Game Lands No 59, a region characterized by deep drainages such as Sartwell Creek and Beckwith Hollow. The influence of the oil and gas industry is clearly visible through numerous gas wells and pipelines crossing the ridges. Transport history is preserved in the form of an Old RR Grade following the southern bank of the Allegheny near Knowlton, marking the path of former rail operations through this portion of the Pennsylvania Wilds.