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1954 Map of Bloomsburg

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Bloomsburg
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1955
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1955

About this map

Fishing Creek and its many tributaries carve through the central landscape of this Columbia County mid-century survey, creating a network of narrow valleys and high ridges like Bunker Hill and Knob Mountain. The riverfront along the Susquehanna River is the primary corridor for industry and transportation, anchored by the town of Berwick and the campus of the State Teachers College in Bloomsburg. The local economy and leisure are evidenced by features like the Army Test Track near the river and the Drive-in Theater west of town.

Transportation patterns are defined by the Reading and Lackawanna and Western railroads, which parallel the river and the historic Western Canal. Rural life is detailed through numerous named gaps and hollows, such as Karnes Hollow and Rickard Hollow, alongside established country congregations at Old Stone Ch and Ebenezer Ch. The map effectively shows the transition from the industrial river towns to the small farming settlements of Rohrsburg and Stillwater to the north.