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1949 Map of Center Moreland

Name: 1949 Topographic Map of Center Moreland
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1949
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1949

About this map

The Susquehanna River carves a dominant path through this landscape, flanked by the Lehigh Valley railroad line. Near the riverbanks, small settlements such as Whites Ferry, Keelersburg, and Hoban Heights reflect the area's historical reliance on river and rail transport. To the west, the terrain rises toward Miller Mountain and Shaver Mountain, where the land is punctuated by rural community centers and family-named landmarks like Thurston Ch and the Hunter Sch.

A network of small water bodies and marshes, including Perrins Marsh and Lake Louise, defines the interior valleys of North Moreland. This post-war survey illustrates a period of established rural life, documenting numerous one-room schoolhouses like the Michigan Sch and Forest Grove Sch that served the dispersed agricultural populations of the Wyoming and Luzerne County borderlands before the consolidation of modern districts.