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1954 Map of Delano

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Delano
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

Mahanoy and Delano townships define this industrial landscape of the anthracite coal region during the mid-20th century. The complex rail infrastructure of the Reading, Lehigh Valley, and Central RR of New Jersey lines dominates the narrow valleys, connecting crucial nodes like Mahanoy Tunnel Sta and Hazleton Jct. The map illustrates the concentration of company towns and rail junctions, including Tamanend, Quakake, and Park Place, which grew around the extraction and transport of coal.

Water management is prominent across the ridges, with several impoundments such as Lofty Res and the Still Creek Reservoir serving the region's needs. The social fabric of these communities is preserved through labels for the Walburn Sch and St Peters Ch, while the Primrose Mine indicates the ongoing resource industry. High points like Bears Head and Sharp Mountain frame the developed corridors, showing how topography strictly dictated the path of the railroads and the placement of settlements like Tuscarora.