1946 Map of Avoca

About this map

The Lackawanna River corridor and the surrounding uplands of the Lackawanna and Luzerne county line are documented here during a period of transition. The valley floor is densely packed with the rail-industrial infrastructure of the Erie-Lackawanna and smaller rail nodes like Hillside Junction. While established boroughs such as Avoca and Duryea anchor the residential landscape, 1960s revisions reveal the growing footprint of the Wilkes-Barre Scranton Airport and the path of the Northeast Extension Pennsylvania Turnpike cutting through the terrain. Moving away from the valley, the map shows the complex drainage systems of the Moosic Mountains, where Spring Brook feeds the Nesbitt Reservoir. Local history is preserved in the locations of the Polish National Cem, Sacred Heart Cem, and smaller settlements like Belin Village and Spike Island, which reflect the region's diverse community and industrial heritage.