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1923 Map of Damascus

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

USGS Topo · Published 1923

About this map

Damascus and the surrounding river valley define this 1923 landscape as it straddles the border between Pennsylvania and New York. The Delaware River serves as a central artery, flanked by the Erie railroad and small railside communities like Narrowsburg and Milanville. The topography is dense with small ponds and lakes, from Duck Harbor Pond in the northwest to Welcome Lake further south, suggesting a region shaped by both its water resources and rugged timberlands.

Social and industrial infrastructure is visible through a network of country schools and churches, including the Nobody Station School and St Josephs Church. An Oil Pumping Station near the river indicates the early energy infrastructure that traversed the region during this era. Genealogists can trace early twentieth-century settlement patterns through named locations like Rileyville, Stanton Corner, and White Mills, each connected by primitive roads and the winding Calkins Creek.