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1976 Map of Broadheadsville

Name: 1976 Topographic Map of Broadheadsville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

Brodheadsville serves as the focal point for this orthophotoquad, which utilizes imagery from late 1976 to reveal the Monroe County landscape in a transitional state between agricultural heritage and modern residential development. Unlike traditional line-drawn maps, this photo-based survey by the U.S. Geological Survey and the Soil Conservation Service provides a direct visual record of field patterns and woodlots. The layout of Sun Valley in the north and the cluster of dwellings at Effort show the early footprints of community expansion in the region.

Small-scale rural crossroads at Gilbert and Kregeville highlight the historic settlement patterns of the area, where clusters of structures and narrow roads intersect amidst a patchwork of tilled fields. This specific surveying method, using imagery rectified by optical scanning, emphasizes the physical texture of the land and forest cover, providing a rare and literal look at property divisions and local infrastructure as they existed during the late seventies.