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1928 Map of Snow Shoe

Name: 1928 Topographic Map of Snow Shoe
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1928
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1928

About this map

The Pennsylvania Railroad and New York Central Railroad corridor through the West Branch Susquehanna River valley anchors this 1928 survey of the Pennsylvania highlands. The map documents the industrial landscape of the late 1920s, centered on the coal-mining operations at Mine No 26 and Mine No 25 near the settlement of Snow Shoe. This region was then a patchwork of small company towns and infrastructure, including the Clarence Snow Shoe Sta, Glintown, and Pancake.

Beyond the industrial hubs, the terrain is defined by a dense network of mountain camps and rural schoolhouses such as Star Sch and Cherry Run Sch. The presence of several dedicated forest camps, like William Penn Camp and Soldiers Home Camp, indicates the area's significance for both timber and recreation during this era. Deep hollows such as Panther Hollow and Wildcat Hollow provide a look at the rugged drainage patterns that dictated the placement of early roads like Dutlinger Road.