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1906 Map of Coatesville

Name: 1906 Topographic Map of Coatesville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1923
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1923

About this map

Coatesville serves as the industrial and transport hub of this southern Pennsylvania landscape, where the Pennsylvania RR cuts through the northern valley alongside the Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike. The map reveals a dense network of early nineteenth-century thoroughfares, such as the Newport Road and Strasburg Road, which connect a series of established borough towns including Parkesburg, Atglen, and Christiana.

South of the rail corridor, the terrain transitions into the rolling agricultural lands of Londonderry and Upper Oxford, anchored by institutional landmarks like Lincoln University. The intricate drainage of Buck Run, Doe Run, and the White Clay Creek defined the placement of rural post offices and small settlements like Derbydown PO and Leonard PO. This survey captures the region when local life was deeply tied to the intersection of historic turnpikes and the steel rails of the mainline.