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1914 Map of Windber

Name: 1914 Topographic Map of Windber
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1955
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1955

About this map

Windber and the coal-rich highlands of Shade and Paint townships dominate this landscape at the edge of the Allegheny Mountains. The industrial pulse of the region is evident in the dense rail networks of the Pennsylvania RR and the Baltimore and Ohio RR, which serve the mining settlements of Jerome and Hooversville. The massive Quemahoning Reservoir sits as a primary water source for the region's steel-producing neighbors, while smaller industrial landmarks like the Old Shade Furnace and a Shot Factory near Grand View point to a legacy of iron and munitions production.

Local history is deeply detailed through numerous rural institutions, including the Coffee Flat School and the Shaffer Church. Small mining camps and rail junctions like Jerome Junc and Landstreet illustrate the fragmented but interconnected nature of early 20th-century Somerset County, where the topography of Dark Shade Creek and Stony Creek dictated the placement of every mill and mountain pass.