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1902 Map of Chambersburg

Name: 1902 Topographic Map of Chambersburg
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1913
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1913

About this map

Chambersburg serves as the central hub of this Franklin County landscape, where the Cumberland Valley R.R. and Western Maryland R.R. converge amidst a dense network of pikes and early transit lines like the Chambersburg Electric R.R.. The terrain is defined by the transition from the broad valley floor of the Conococheague Creek to the steep eastern rise of South Mountain. This elevation change is marked by a string of communities such as Fayetteville, Montalto, and Pond Bank, which follow the foot of the ridge.

Local industry and recreation are evident in the presence of the Montalto Park and various reservoirs, including the Shippensburg Reservoir in the north and the Waynesboro Reservoir near Waynesboro. Smaller settlements and family-named landmarks like Stoufferstown, Duffield, and Grindstone Hill provide specific points of interest for genealogists tracing the early 20th-century development of the region's agricultural and industrial infrastructure.