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1946 Map of Center Moreland

Name: 1946 Topographic Map of Center Moreland
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

The Susquehanna River carves a sharp bend through this corner of Wyoming County, where the village of Keelersburg and the landing at Whites Ferry served as historic river crossings. Surveyed in the mid-1940s and updated in the early 1980s, the landscape transitions from the high elevations of Miller Mountain and Shaver Mountain down to the fertile agricultural pockets around Center Moreland. The mapping reveals a rural infrastructure of small schoolhouses like Hunter Sch and Fitch Sch, alongside country landmarks such as Thurston Ch.

Transport and water management are central themes, with the Conrail line following the river's eastern bank and several upland basins supporting Lake Catalpa, Perrins Marsh, and Cummings Pond. The boundary between Wyoming and Luzerne counties cuts through the southern portion of the map, illustrating the settlement patterns of Beaumont, Orange, and Kunkle as they related to the rugged topography of the Back Mountain region during this era.