Author: TheKnowOwl

A modern aerial map of Arlington in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, made in 2026. Find Arlington Avenue, Saint Clair, Mount Olive, Devlin Field and the houses packed along the hilltop, with wooded hollows on every side.

A modern aerial map of Arlington Heights in Allegheny County, made in 2026 with a vintage look. Find Arlington Avenue, Cordell Place, Devlin Street and the steep green hills above the river.

A modern aerial map of Allentown in Lehigh County, made in 2026 with a vintage look. Find Hamilton Street, Trexler Memorial Park and Fairview Cemetery, and read how the Liberty Bell was hidden here from 1777 to 1778.

A modern aerial map of Allegheny West in Pittsburgh, made in 2026 with a vintage feel. Find Ridge Avenue, Western Avenue, Brighton Road and the North Shore, plus the corner where a state marker remembers artist Mary Cassatt.

A modern aerial map of West Brunswick Township in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Find Market Street, Frisbie and Molino, and read how Muhammad Ali trained at Fighter’s Heaven on Sculps Hill Road from 1972 through 1980.

Scott Township in Columbia County, seen from above: Espy, Light Street, Almedia and Columbia Boulevard. Plus the story of Fort Wheeler, the earth-walled Mud Fort built on Fishing Creek in 1778.

Palmerton was the youngest borough in Carbon County, started by the New Jersey Zinc Company and named for its president, Stephen S. Palmer. This 2026 aerial map shows Delaware Avenue, Palmerton Borough Hall, the Aquashicola creek and the blocks in between.

A new aerial map of Menallen Township in Adams County, from Michaux State Forest to Aspers and Floradale. Plus the story of the 1829 road that six men kept straight by lighting bonfires on the hills each night.

Minersville was named for the coal miners who lived there. This new 2026 aerial map of the Schuylkill County borough shows Sunbury Street, the old main road, along with the Recreational Complex, the green hills and your own block.

A new aerial map of Eldred Township in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania. Find Sigel, Kahletown and Spring Creek Road, and read how Frederick Kahle’s guide scared off a pack of wolves in 1836.

Castanea started in 1871 when Jacob Brown and P. W. Keller laid out lots on a farm by Bald Eagle Creek. This new 2026 aerial map of the Clinton County township shows East Keller Street, Upper Creek Park, Bald Eagle State Forest and the red rooftops of the village.

A new aerial map of Branch Township in Schuylkill County, made in 2026. Find Llewellyn, Phoenix Park, Steins and Bunting Street, and read about the 1830 frame building put up by Willing, Shober and Bunting.

A modern aerial map of York Township in York County, Pennsylvania, from Longstown to Rye. Find your street, then read how the York Imperial apple got its start at Springwood Farms in 1820.

A new aerial-style map of Willistown Township in Chester County, with Sugartown, Radnor Hunt, Paoli Manor and five preserves. Plus the story of Okehocking, the Lenni-Lenape town William Penn set up north of West Chester Pike in 1701.

A new aerial-style map of Wilkes-Barre in Luzerne County, from Public Square and Kirby Park to Parsons and Miners Mills, plus the story of Jesse Fell, who burned stone coal in his tavern grate in 1808.

A modern aerial map of White Township in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, with its hills, creeks and neighborhoods like Ben Avon and Chevy Chase Heights. Plus the story of Moorhead’s Fort, the first permanent settlement in the area, built about 1781.

A 2026 aerial map of West Conshohocken in Montgomery County, with Front Street, Moorehead Avenue and Borough Hall, plus the story of the Merion and Elizabeth iron furnaces and the worsted mills built in 1881.

A new aerial map of Washington Township in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. Find Slatedale, Friedens, Peters Store and your own road, and read how George Kern split his own account slate from a ledge behind his mill in 1844.

Upper Milford’s hills, villages and back roads on one new map, from Shimerville and Old Zionsville to Vera Cruz. Plus the story of the Indian Jasper Quarries, whose stone was carried as far as New England.

Upper Allen Township in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, on a new 2026 aerial map. Find Shepherdstown, Grantham and Bowmansdale, and read about the old mills on the Yellow Breeches Creek, including Roseberry’s Mill.

A modern aerial map of Upper Makefield Township in Bucks County, from Buckmanville to Taylorsville. See River Road, Pineville Road and the river shore where Washington crossed on Christmas night in 1776.

A 2026 aerial map of Upper Macungie Township in Lehigh County, with Fogelsville, Trexlertown, Breinigsville and Grange Park. Read how Judge John Fogel’s 1798 hotel started Fogelsville, and how East Fogelsville grew up beside a cement plant that helped build the Panama Canal.

A new aerial map of Upper Darby in Delaware County, made in 2026. Find Drexel Hill, Primos, Secane and your own street, and read about Sellers Hall on Walnut Street, called the first permanent home in Upper Darby.

A new aerial-style map of Upland in Delaware County, made in 2026. Find Main Street, Race Street and Camp Upland, and read how Martin Luther King Jr. studied at Crozer Theological Seminary here and how Caleb Pusey hosted William Penn by the creek.

A new 2026 map of Union Township in Washington County, Pennsylvania. Find Gastonville, Elrama, Courtney and Mingo Church Road, where a log meetinghouse became a center of the Whiskey Rebellion in 1794.

A new aerial map of Union Township in Centre County, Pennsylvania, with its ridges, hollows and the long Eagle Creek valley. Find your road, and read how Thomas Parsons came from Maryland in 1770 to become the township’s first settler.

A modern aerial map of Unity Township in Westmoreland County, with Lincoln Highway, Pleasant Unity and Saint Vincent Shaft printed by name, plus the story of Saint Vincent Archabbey, started by Benedictine monks in 1846.

A new aerial map of Union Township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, made in 2026. Find Geigertown, Monocacy, French Creek State Park and Mark Bird Lane, and learn how the Hopewell iron furnace and a union of two townships shaped the place.

A modern aerial map of Susquehanna Township in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Find Rockville, Linglestown Road, Harrisburg State Hospital and your own street, plus the story of the stone arch railroad bridge at Rockville.

A new aerial-style map of Stroudsburg in Monroe County, Pennsylvania. Find Main Street, Glen Park and your own block, and learn how the town grew from Fort Hamilton and Jacob Stroud’s Fort Penn at Ninth and Main.

See St. Clair Township’s green ridges, river bends, and familiar roads in a new aerial map. Learn how the township took its name from General Arthur St. Clair in 1856.

Explore Springfield’s streets, from Flourtown to Wyndmoor, in a modern aerial map with a vintage feel. East Mermaid Lane connects the view to Philo Farnsworth’s early live TV experiments.

Find Springtown, Pleasant Valley and familiar roads on this Springfield map. Shaded green hills frame a modern aerial view of Bucks County, with a vintage feel and a local land story from 1737.

Find Grantley, Elmwood, and Wyndham Hills on this Spring Garden map. Read how an 1886 county history described the township’s passenger car shops.

Find Cetronia, Greenawalds, and familiar streets on this new South Whitehall map. A brief look at Lorenz Guth’s 1760 land grant adds a piece of local history.

See South Union’s roads, red buildings and green hills in a new aerial map. Find Hopwood and Brownfield, and learn why travelers once stopped here along the National Road.

Find Fort Loudon, Lemasters, Upton and Cove Gap on a new map of Peters Township, then read how James Buchanan was born at Stony Batter in 1791 and how the Black Boys stood up to the British garrison at Fort Loudon in 1765.

See Glenshaw, Elfinwild and Cherry City across Shaler’s green hills. This new aerial map pairs named streets and red buildings with a vintage feel.

Explore Smith Township’s green hills, red buildings, and familiar village names. Find Bulger and Slovan, with a short look at Bulger’s railroad roots.

See Salisbury Township in Lehigh County on a new 2026 map, from Dorneyville to Lehigh Mountain Park. Then learn how the township got its name in 1753, and why the German settlers called it Saltzburg.

See Ligonier Township on one sheet, from Lincoln Highway and Laughlintown to Wilpen and Rector, and learn how Idlewild began in 1878 as a picnic ground on Thomas Mellon’s railroad.

Follow Rouseville Road through East Shamburg on this 2026 map of Oil Creek Township in Venango County, and learn about the 1865 pipeline that carried oil from Pithole to Miller Farm.

Find Durham Road, Old Easton Road, Plumsteadville, Gardenville and Point Pleasant on this new map of Plumstead Township in Bucks County.

Find Long Lane, Willow Street Pike, New Danville and Herrville on this Pequea Township map. Then learn how Stumptown got a new name, and how two old mills connect to the Baumgardner and Burnt Mills labels on the sheet.

Follow Sunflower Road, Big Knob Road and Lovi Road across New Sewickley Township in Beaver County. An 1888 county history says the township was formed in 1801.

Scott Township in Allegheny County, seen from above with modern data and a vintage feel. Find Greentree Road, Bower Hill and Scott Park, and learn how Bower Hill became a battle site in the Whiskey Rebellion of 1794.