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1958 Map of Zelienople

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Zelienople
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1990
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1990

About this map

The Connoquenessing Creek snakes through a landscape defined by industry and community during the late 1950s. The dense residential and commercial cores of Zelienople and Harmony dominate the eastern reaches, where the Baltimore and Ohio railroad corridor tracks parallel to the water. The surrounding townships, including Marion and Lancaster, reveal a transition toward industrial extraction, marked by numerous strip mines, a mine tipple, and several inactive quarries.

Smaller hamlets like Fombell and Wurtemburg serve as local anchors, while the presence of Camp Kon-O-Kwee and Camp Carondowanna along the creek bends indicates the area's role in regional recreation. To the south, the path of the Ohio Turnpike cuts across New Sewickley, contrasting with the older rural network of Ben Venue Road and Freedom Road. Revisions from 1990 identify reclaimed mining areas, such as those near Britons Corners, showing the environmental shift from active production to land recovery.