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1950 Map of Valencia

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Valencia
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1952
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1952

About this map

The rolling agricultural and early industrial corridor of northern Allegheny and southern Butler Counties is detailed in this 1950 survey. Centered on the Valencia and Bakerstown area, the map reveals a landscape transitioning from rural crossroads to residential and institutional settlements. Large facilities like the Lillian Home Heart House and St Barnabas Home occupy prominent positions, while the Baltimore And Ohio railroad and Bessemer And Lake Erie lines drive the local economy through Bakerstown Station.

To the southeast, the mining character of the era is evident near Bairdford with its Mine Dump, indicating the active extraction taking place near West Branch Deer Creek. Scattered community centers like Glade Mills and Cooperstown are anchored by local institutions such as Middlesex Ch and several numbered schoolhouses including Conley School No 1. The map documents a specific moment before modern suburbanization, where small hamlets like Gibsonia remained distinct clusters along the rail and creek networks.