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1964 Map of Cementon

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Cementon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

The Lehigh River snakes through the center of this Lehigh Valley survey, serving as a primary corridor for both the Central Railroad of New Jersey and the Lehigh Valley Railroad. This era is defined by the heavy industrial extraction of the region, evidenced by the numerous Quarries and the Dewey Heights Quarry near Cementon. The landscape transitions from the river's industrial banks to the educational grounds of the Mary Immaculate Missionary College and onto the suburbanizing townships of North Whitehall and South Whitehall.

Infrastructure for the growing population is prominent, featuring the Pennsylvania Turnpike Northeast Extension and broadcast landmarks like the Radio Towers (WAEB). Local genealogy is well-served by numerous landmarks, from the Old Union Cem and Arlington Cem to smaller schoolhouses like North Whitehall Sch and the regional Parkland High Sch. The map preserves the exact alignment of the Ironton Railroad and the Reading Railroad as they served the communities of Egypt, Coplay, and Orefield.