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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

Lake Ariel sits at the heart of this Wayne County landscape, surrounded by a dense network of early 20th-century rural schools and settlements. The map illustrates a transitional period for the region, where the industrial legacy of Wallenpaupack Mills and Haags Mill meets the expanding recreational footprint along the western reaches of Lake Wallenpaupack. The terrain is defined by the Moosic Mountains to the west and a complex hydrology of glacial ponds and swamps like Silkmans Swamp and Tisdale Swamp.

Transport is centered on the Erie RR corridor near Gravity and the emerging automotive routes of State Highway No 590. Local genealogy is well-supported by the naming of numerous district schoolhouses, including Manning Sch, Frisbie Sch, and Progtown Sch, alongside small religious centers like St Marys Ch and Zion Ch. This survey documents the area just as the local economy was shifting from timber and milling toward its modern character.