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1966 Map of Collegeville

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Collegeville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

Ursinus College stands as a prominent landmark in the central borough of Collegeville, surrounded by a landscape defined by the winding course of Perkiomen Creek. This mid-century survey illustrates the suburban and institutional character of Montgomery County before the height of modern residential sprawl. To the north, the massive State Correctional Institution at Graterford and the County Prison Farm further south represent the significant land use dedicated to state and local facilities.

Transportation corridors like the Reading and Penn Central railroads follow the river valleys, connecting established villages such as Schwenksville, Trappe, and Audubon. Local history and genealogy researchers will find numerous rural institutions, including Eagleville Sanitarium, the Montgomery Hall Detention Home, and several country houses of worship like Keeleys Ch and Lower Skippack Ch, which anchored these communities in the decades following World War II.