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1914 Map of Windber

Name: 1914 Topographic Map of Windber
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

Quemahoning Reservoir dominates the western landscape of this Somerset County region, while the Allegheny Mountains rise sharply along the eastern edge. Surveyed just before the mid-1910s, the map reveals a landscape defined by the extraction and processing of natural resources. Industrial sites like the Old Shade Furnace, Sinne Sawmill, and a Shot Factory near Grand View indicate a diversified early 20th-century economy.

The coal and timber industries are serviced by a dense network of rails, including the Pennsylvania RR and the Baltimore and Ohio RR, connecting mining towns such as Windber and Cairnbrook. Rural life remains anchored by family-named institutions, from the Kaufman School to Berkey Church, and small crossroads like Reels Corners and Buckstown. The survey captures this moment when heavy industry and traditional farming communities existed side-by-side along the banks of Stony Creek and Paint Creek.