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1960 Map of Snow Shoe SE

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Snow Shoe SE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

Beech Creek winds through the forested highlands of the Sproul State Forest, defining a landscape where the extraction economy of the 1960s meets the terrain of the Allegheny Front. The settlement of Orviston sits near the creek's edge, linked by the Penn Central rail line to the mining operations at Kato. Heavy industrial activity is evidenced by numerous strip mines and a tipple on Snow Shoe Mountain, alongside the notable Hogback Tunnel which allowed rail passage through the complex topography.

Local life is anchored by rural landmarks such as Summit Hill Ch and its adjacent Cem, along with Pleasant Valley Ch further south. The map documents the extensive network of resource roads like the Kato and Orviston Road and the narrow trails leading to Three Point Camp. This area represents a typical mid-century Pennsylvania mountain corridor where state-managed forest land, like State Game Lands No 92, exists in close proximity to active surface coal mining.