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1958 Map of Sharon East

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Sharon East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1982
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1982

About this map

Sharon and the surrounding industrial corridor of the Shenango River valley are shown here during a period of transition in the late 1950s, with updates reflecting changes through the early 1980s. The landscape is a dense mix of civic infrastructure and residential growth, featuring numerous parish institutions such as St Stanislaus Cem and Holy Trinity Cem. The expansion of Hermitage and Hickory Corners is evident, contrasting with the more established street grids of Farrell and Wheatland.

Transportation and recreation define the outskirts, where the Sharon Airport (Abandoned) and a Drive-in Theater appear alongside legacy greenspaces like Buhl Park and its Buhl Lake. The presence of the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie and Conrail lines underscores the region's rail-dependent heritage, while the developing Interchange 60 points toward the modern highway era. Smaller named locales such as New Virginia and Five Points provide valuable landmarks for genealogists tracing local family roots.