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1923 Map of Damascus

Name: 1923 Topographic Map of Damascus
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1944
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1944

About this map

The Erie Railroad tracks hug the winding banks of the Delaware River in this early 20th-century survey, which documents the borderlands of Wayne and Pike counties in Pennsylvania and Sullivan County in New York. The landscape is defined by its small, scattered agricultural and milling settlements such as Boyds Mills, White Mills, and Milanville. Local industrial infrastructure is visible at the Oil Pumping Station and along the various creeks that feed into the Delaware.

Social centers are deeply rooted in the rural geography, featuring numerous numbered and named schools like Nobody Station School and Laurella School. The map captures a moment when travel relied on historic paths such as the Great Bend Road and Newburgh Road, while recreation had begun to take hold at Westcolang Park. Religious and community life is anchored by landmarks like St Josephs Church and Smith Hill Church, providing a rich resource for genealogists tracing family names across these cross-river townships.