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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

West Branch of the Susquehanna River cuts through the northern reaches of this territory, where early 20th-century life centered on coal extraction and forest camps. In the southern portion, the communities of Snow Shoe and Clarence are established along the Pennsylvania RR, which supported the region's industrial growth. Numerous active workings like Mine No 28 and Mine No 24 indicate the dominance of the mining economy during the late 1920s.

Remote encampments such as William Penn Camp and Walnut Bottom Camp are scattered across the high terrain of Beech Creek and Burnside townships. The map records a network of rural education, identifying the German Settlement Sch, Star Sch, and Colder Sch. The landscape is deeply dissected by a dense drainage system, including Beech Creek, Yost Run, and Panther Run, which shaped the placement of early settlements and rail sidings like Coleman Siding.