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1968 Map of Valier

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Valier
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1970
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1970

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The Mahoning Creek valley serves as a central artery for industry and transport in this 1968 survey of southern Jefferson County. The Baltimore and Ohio railroad follows the winding creek through small coal-country settlements like Valier, Hamilton, and Fordham. The landscape is characterized by extensive extractive activity, with strip mines and gas wells scattered across the hills of Oliver and Perry townships.

Genealogists can identify numerous community landmarks, from rural schoolhouses like Mapleview Sch and Longview Sch to a high density of country churches and cemeteries, including White Church Cem and SS Peter and Paul Cem. Cultural shifts of the late 1960s are visible in features like the Drive-in Theater near Punxsutawney, contrasting with the traditional rural life established around older crossroads such as Grange and Frostburg.