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1954 Map of Warren

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Warren
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1982
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1982

About this map

The Allegheny River defines the industrial and geographic character of this Pennsylvania landscape, where the city of Warren sits at the junction of the Conewango Creek. In the mid-1950s, the region was a hub of energy and transport, evidenced by the Conrail line, a Refinery, and the Tionesta Grade cutting through the southern timberlands.

South of the urban center, the wilderness dominates, with the Allegheny National Forest and State Game Lands No 29 preserving the drainage of Tionesta Creek and Mead Run. Local history is rooted in rural settlements like Starbrick and Venturetown, while family researchers will find interest in the Oakland Cem and Yankee Bush Cem. From the drive-in theater near the river to the isolated Buchers Mills, the map illustrates a community balanced between forest resources and industrial development.