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1952 Map of Carlisle

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Carlisle
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1959
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1959

About this map

The borough of Carlisle serves as the focal point of this mid-century survey, showing the historic Carlisle Barracks and the Pennsylvania Turnpike corridor. To the southeast, the landscape rises toward the wooded slopes of Long Mountain, where the Appalachian Trail follows the ridgeline. The map documents an era of small-scale industry and community infrastructure, from Deardorffs Mill on Bermudian Creek to the Sewage Disposal plant near Mechanicsburg.

Rural life is detailed through a dense network of country schools like Heberling Sch and Givler Sch, alongside numerous places of worship such as Bakers Church. Regional recreation is represented by Williams Grove Park and the resort character of Boiling Springs. The confluence of the Reading railroad lines at Carlisle Junction and Dillsburg Junction highlights the importance of rail transport for the scattered settlements of Cumberland and York counties before the full dominance of the modern highway system.