1949 Map of Carbondale

About this map

The Lackawanna River corridor anchors this mid-century survey, revealing a dense industrial and residential landscape defined by the anthracite coal region's transit networks. The valley floor is tightly packed with the boroughs of Carbondale, Mayfield, and Jermyn, where the Delaware and Hudson and the New York Ontario and Western railroads run parallel to the river. This infrastructure reflects the era's heavy reliance on rail for moving coal from the surrounding hills to eastern markets.