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1969 Map of Shinglehouse

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

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

Oswayo Creek defines the valley floor of this northern Potter County landscape, where the Shinglehouse Oil Field punctuates the hillsides with dozens of active and historic wells. The borough of Shinglehouse serves as the primary center, showing its High Sch, the Maple Grove Cem, and local infrastructure like the Sewage Disposal plant. This late 1960s survey captures the area's transition from its industrial past to contemporary land management, visible in the extensive State Game Lands No 59 to the south.

Transportation routes often follow the water, with an Old Railroad Grade tracing the northern bank of the creek near Myrtle. Smaller settlements such as East Sharon, Sharon Center, and Shaytown occupy the tributary valleys and forks. The geography is characterized by numerous named hollows, including Wapsena Hollow and Karr Hollow, illustrating the deeply dissected terrain that long shaped the region's timber and petroleum extraction patterns.