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1948 Map of Tamarack

Name: 1948 Topographic Map of Tamarack
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1948
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1948

About this map

Kettle Creek carves a deep valley through this corner of the Pennsylvania Wilds, serving as a central drainage for the steep ridges of the Potter Co Clinton Co border. In the late 1940s, the small settlement of Tamarack sits atop a high plateau near the headwaters of Paddy Run and Drury Run, notable for its unique Tamarack Swamp and the nearby Tamarack Lookout Tower used for forest fire detection. To the north, the village of Cross Fork marks a key junction where the stream of the same name meets the main creek valley.

The landscape is defined by its industrial and topographical markers, from the industrial Pipe Line traversing the southern ridges to prominent summits like Dykes Peak, Turtle Point, and Keeney Mountain. For genealogists and local historians, a small Cem near the northern boundary provides a specific point of interest in an otherwise forested terrain dominated by complex drainages like Hammersley Fork and Hyner Run.