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1956 Map of Bangor

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Bangor
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1958
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1958

About this map

Industrial slate quarrying and tight-knit boroughs characterize the landscape of northern Northampton County during the mid-1950s. The prominent urban core of Bangor and Roseto transitions into a terrain marked by numerous unnamed quarries and the tracks of the Delaware Lackawanna and Western and Lehigh and New England railroads. These lines served the local extraction economy, connecting settlements like Pen Argyl and Ackermanville to broader markets.

The map reveals a dense network of local institutions, from the Kingdom Hall Ch near Roseto to the historic Stone Church in Upper Mount Bethel. Along the Delaware River, the landscape shifts toward the river-and-rail corridor at Martins Creek, where Keifer Island sits mid-stream near the border with New Jersey. Educational and community life is anchored by sites like Weona Park and various township schools, including Roosevelt Sch and Lincoln Sch.