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1951 Map of Collegeville

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Collegeville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1965
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1965

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Perkiomen Creek defines the local landscape of this mid-century Montgomery County sheet, winding through a corridor of established borough centers and emerging residential tracts. The prominent campus of Ursinus College stands at the heart of Collegeville, while the Eastern State Penitentiary occupies a significant tract to the north near Graterford. This era shows a community in transition, balancing its agricultural roots with institutional development and the early expansion of suburban infrastructure along the Germantown Pike and Ridge Pike.

Tracing the Reading line southward reveals the industrial and transport ties connecting Rahns, Collegeville, and Oaks to the broader regional economy. Specialized institutional sites like the Eagleville Sanatorium and River Crest Preventorium reflect the social history of the period, while numerous neighborhood landmarks such as Augustus Ch and St Lukes Ch provide critical anchor points for family historians and local researchers.