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1932 Map of Ariel

Name: 1932 Topographic Map of Ariel
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1932
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1932

About this map

The Moosic Mountains overlook a diverse landscape of rural settlements and glacial lakes in this 1932 survey of Wayne, Lackawanna, and Pike counties. The region's early industrial and social life is marked by numerous country schools and industrial sites, including Wallenpaupack Mills along the Callapoose Creek and the notable Lake Ariel park and settlement. The network of small villages such as Hollisterville, Hamlin, and Newfoundland reflects a mature upland economy before the large-scale suburbanization of the Poconos.

Transport is defined by the Erie R. R. cutting through the western highlands and a sprawling system of named ponds and swamps like Silkman Swamp and Tisdale Swamp. High points like Bidwell Hill and the Fire Tower in Dreher provided essential vantage points for forest management in this heavily wooded corridor. The map preserves a dense record of 19th-century educational history through specifically named institutions such as Frogtown Sch and Simeonstown Sch.