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2023 Map of Wilpen

Name: 2023 Topographic Map of Wilpen
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2023
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

Wilpen and the surrounding Ligonier Valley appear here in a landscape defined by deep ridges and hollows, such as Death Valley and Bear Cave Hollow. The map reveals a dense network of local history through its many burial grounds, including the West Fairfield Methodist Episcopal Cem and the Saint John the Baptist Orthodox Church Cem. These features, alongside the Fort Palmer Cem and Saint Ann Cem, point to the region's diverse congregational roots and early settlement patterns.

Surface water is central to the area's geography, with the Blairsville Reservoir and Bolivar Reservoir tucked into the northern hills. Narrow creek valleys like Hypocrite Creek and Snyders Run carve through the terrain, while the North Fork Conemaugh River marks the western edge of the quadrangle. Modern infrastructure, including the Powell Kaiser Airport and numerous local roads like Ligonier St, connects these smaller mountain hamlets to the broader valley floor.