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1959 Map of The Knobs

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of The Knobs
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

Moshannon State Forest dominates this landscape on the border of Elk and Clearfield counties, where the high ridges of the Allegheny Plateau are deeply carved by drainages like Mosquito Creek and Gifford Run. In the southern reaches of the quadrangle, The Knobs rise sharply above Little Deer Creek, while Old Round Top anchors the northern high ground. The 1971 photorevisions highlight a developing industrial presence in this otherwise wooded terrain, specifically noting a Strip Mine and an extensive network of pipelines cutting across the state game lands.

Transport and navigation through this heavily forested area are defined by historic routes such as the Caledonia Pike and the Frenchville Trail. For researchers of Pennsylvania's conservation and land use history, the map provides precise locations for landmarks like the Knobs Lookout Tower and ecological features such as the Duck Marshes, showing the balance between resource extraction and protected wilderness in the mid-20th century.