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1966 Map of Westline

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

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

Allegheny National Forest dominates this McKean County landscape, where the confluence of Kinzua Creek and its many tributaries shaped early industry and settlement. By the mid-1960s, the terrain was heavily marked by the energy sector, featuring numerous Oil Wells and Gas Wells across the hillsides, particularly near Marshburg and Klondike. The lower reaches of the map reflect the significant impact of the Allegheny Reservoir, showing area subject to inundation where the water backed into the Kinzua Creek valley.

Evidence of the region's logging and industrial past is preserved in the Old Railroad Grade winding through the valley near Westline. The topography is defined by deeply cut stream valleys like Chappel Fork and White Gravel Creek, which dictated the layout of early infrastructure. The map captures a moment when traditional extractive industries operated alongside the newer recreational and conservation management of the national forest system.