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2013 Map of Tower City

Name: 2013 Topographic Map of Tower City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2013
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

Tower City and the surrounding coal-country settlements of the Williams Valley are the primary focus of this detailed terrain study. The map illustrates a dense string of residential and industrial development along the valley floor, connecting Williamstown and Greenfield in the west through Sheridan to Reinerton, Muir, and Orwin in the east. This corridor is flanked by the steep ridgelines of Bear Mountain and Big Lick Mountain, where the Williamstown Tunnel and Williams Valley Junction hint at the region's deep connection to rail and mining history.

South of the main valley, the landscape shifts toward the wooded slopes of Second Mountain, where the small settlement of Gold Mine and the Chinese Wall formation stand as markers of earlier extraction efforts. Water systems like Wiconisco Cr and Clark Cr drain the narrow gaps and valleys, while the Lebanon Reservoir and Twin Grove Park provide recreational and utility infrastructure on the periphery of the established mountain towns.