1949 Map of Avoca
USGS Topo · Published 1949About this map
The Lackawanna River corridor serves as the industrial backbone of this 1949 survey, where the dense anthracite mining infrastructure of the Wyoming Valley meets the rising Moosic Mountains. The landscape is dominated by the heavy industry of the era, notably the Consolidated Breaker and Jermyn Breaker, which highlight the coal processing central to the economy of Old Forge and Duryea. This period marks a significant transition in transportation, as the newly established Scranton-Wilkes-Barre Airport sits adjacent to a complex rail network including the Lehigh Valley RR, Erie RR, and the electric Lackawanna and Wyoming Valley RR.
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