
Moshannon State Forest dominates this Central Pennsylvania landscape, where the ridges of the Allegheny Front meet industrial activity in the late 1950s. The village of Sandy Ridge serves as a focal point along the Pennsylvania railroad line, while the nearby settlement of Glass City sits just south of the Moshannon Creek headwaters. The topography is defined by significant elevations like Sandy Ridge and Rush Ridge, cut by numerous watercourses including Cold Stream and Black Bear Run. Industrial presence is evident through several Strip Mines operating in the northwest, contrasting with the conservation lands of State Game Lands No 33 and State Game Lands No 60. For genealogists, the map preserves the location of the Mt Pleasant Ch and Mt Pleasant Cem in the southeast corner near Fowler Hollow.
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6 editions found
1903 · Houtzdale
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1905 · Houtzdale
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1920 · Altoona
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1922 · Philipsburg
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1922 · Altoona
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1923 · Tyrone
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1929 · Tyrone
USGS Topo · 1:48,000
1933 · Tyrone
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1939 · Philipsburg
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1944 · Houtzdale
USGS Topo · 1:24,000