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2019 Map of Wildwood Fire Tower

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of Wildwood Fire Tower
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

Wildwood Fire Tower stands as a primary landmark in this deeply dissected portion of the Allegheny Plateau, where the borders of Elk, McKean, and Cameron Counties converge. The landscape is defined by an intricate network of narrow valleys and named hollows, including Boy Scout Hollow, Transfer Hollow, and Bingman Hollow. In the southern portion of the map, the northern edges of St. Marys are visible, with residential development following the contours of Whitman Hollow and Friddle Hollow.

Transport routes such as the Shawmut Grade Rd trace the path of former railroad grades through the timbered highlands. Significant watercourses including the Driftwood Br Sinnemahoning Cr and Straight Creek provide the primary drainage for this area. For genealogists and local historians, the map documents numerous family-named topographical features like Mason Hollow, Al Wright Hollow, and Toner Hollow that reflect the settlement history of the Pennsylvania wilds.