1977 Map of Burnham

About this map

Kishcoquillas anchors a landscape defined by sharp contrasts between intensive valley cultivation and the steep, wooded rise of Front Mountain. This 1977 orthophotoquad, produced by the Geological Survey in cooperation with the Soil Conservation Service, uses rectified aerial imagery to reveal the precise geometry of field patterns and drainage ways during the late 1970s. The meandering course of Honey Creek threads through the lowlands, its riparian corridor standing out against the patchwork of surrounding farms. Unlike a traditional topographic map, this photographic record provides a clear look at individual farmstead layouts, woodlots, and the reach of the forest edge against the valley floor, capturing the rural footprint of this portion of Mifflin County during a period of established agricultural use.