1995 Map of Columbia East

About this map

Columbia sits at the southwestern edge of this landscape, where the wide Susquehanna River flows into Lake Clarke. The terrain transitions from the river flats toward the distinctive elevation of Chestnut Hill, which separates the industrial and residential corridors from the more rural stretches of West Hempfield and East Hempfield. This mid-1990s landscape is deeply marked by the legacy of early infrastructure and community institutions, ranging from the tracks of the Penn Central railroad to local religious and educational centers like the Central Manor Meeting House and St Josephs Academy.