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1910 Map of Zelienople

Name: 1910 Topographic Map of Zelienople
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1937
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1937

About this map

Zelienople and the neighboring borough of Harmony serve as the commercial anchors of this 1910 survey, which details a landscape of well-established agriculture and early industrial infrastructure. The winding course of Connoquenessing Creek dictates the local geography, joined by Slippery Rock Creek and Muddy Creek in the north. This network of water supported early industry, evidenced by landmarks like McConnells Mill, Kennedy Mill, and Old Furnace.

Transportation is defined by the Baltimore and Ohio RR and the Pittsburgh and Western RR, which connect settlements like Evansburg and Portersville Station. The map is particularly dense with rural social institutions, showing a proliferation of one-room schoolhouses such as Burnside School and McKelvey School, along with centers of faith like Zion Church and Mountville Church. The survey documents the exact division of townships, including Worth, Lancaster, and Forward, at a time when small post offices like Watters Camp still dotted the countryside.