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1924 Map of Tionesta

Name: 1924 Topographic Map of Tionesta
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1924
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1924

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Allegheny National Forest dominates the northern reaches of this region, where the Allegheny River and Tionesta Creek carve deep through the plateau. This 1920s landscape is defined by its rural township structure, including Washington, Knox, and Elk, each dotted with namesake family crossroads and local educational centers. Notable industrial and transit markers include Helen Furnace in the southeast and the Shippenville Station along the Baltimore and Ohio line.

A dense network of one-room schoolhouses like Binder School, Amsler School, and Cohlhepp School serves the timber and agricultural communities of the era. The mapping of the New York Central railroad and numerous settlements such as Fryburg, Lucinda, and Leeper provides a clear view of the early twentieth-century economy before modern highway development bypassed many of these local hubs. Small creek-side hamlets like Nebraska and Paint Mills illustrate how water power and valley floor access dictated the placement of early commerce.