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2010 Map of Windber

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Windber
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

Old Shade Furnace stands as a significant industrial landmark in the heart of this landscape, situated near Clear Shade Creek and Hagero. This portion of Somerset County is defined by its coal mining heritage, clearly evidenced by the northern operations at Mine Number 36 and Mine Number 42 near the town of Windber. The map reveals a transition from these industrial centers to the protected woodlands of the Clear Shade Wild Area and the Babcock Picnic Area in the east.

Water management and natural resources are central to the layout of the region, featuring the Windber Reservoir and various dams like Bigan Dam and Kyle Dam. Smaller settlements such as Rummel, Ashtola, and Hillsboro are connected by a network of local routes like Ashtola Dr and Hillsboro Rd, illustrating the dispersed residential patterns that once supported the local extraction and timber economies.