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1966 Map of West Hickory

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of West Hickory
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

The Allegheny River carves a deep valley through Forest County, defining the industrial and natural landscape of this region during the mid-1960s. The river is punctuated by prominent landforms like Hemlock Island, King Island, and Baker Island, while its banks are home to concentrated settlements at West Hickory and East Hickory. Further inland, the map reveals a history of resource extraction, with an extensive Oil Field and numerous Oil Wells scattered across the northern ridges near Fagundus and Butcherknife Hill.

Conservation areas including the Allegheny National Forest and Cornplanter State Forest cover much of the terrain, through which the Penn Central railroad tracks follow the river's winding course. Smaller hamlets such as Trunkeryville, Endeavor, and Stewart Run provide a glimpse into the localized settlement patterns of the era, while the State Fish Hatchery near Tionesta points to the long-standing management of the area's waterway resources.