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1948 Map of Wildwood Fire Tower

Name: 1948 Topographic Map of Wildwood Fire Tower
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1991
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1991

About this map

Wellendorf Station anchors the northern reaches of this landscape, situated near the headwaters of the Wellendorf Branch and Straight Creek. This territory spans the border of Elk, McKean, and Cameron Counties, characterized by the deep drainages of the Driftwood Branch Sinnemahoning Creek and its many tributaries like Billy Buck Run and Windfall Run. Much of the area is protected within the Elk State Forest and State Game Lands No 25, preserving a landscape of steep hollows and ridges.

The Wildwood Fire Tower stands as a prominent landmark on the high ground between Devils Hole and Naval Hollow, overlooking the intricate network of watercourses that define the region's topography. From Bull Wheel Hol to Boy Scout Hollow, the map documents numerous family-named and descriptive geographic features that speak to the early logging and land-use history of these Pennsylvania highlands.