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1954 Map of Dingmans Ferry

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Dingmans Ferry
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1960
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1960

About this map

Stokes State Forest and the Kittatinny Mountain ridgeline dominate this mid-century view of the New Jersey and Pennsylvania borderlands. The landscape is defined by the Delaware River, which carves through the terrain at Wallpack Bend, creating a natural boundary between Middle Smithfield and Walpack townships. This era shows a region densely populated with seasonal youth camps, such as Camp No-Be-Bo-Sco and Camp Fire Girls Camp, scattered among the glacial lakes like Lake Owassa and Culvers Lake.

Transportation and small-scale industry are captured along the Lehigh and New England railroad line, which serves the southeastern settlements like Newton and Branchville. Near the river, long-established hamlets like Dingmans Ferry and Millbrook maintain their character, while the Appalachian Trail follows the high ground along the ridge. The map reveals a transition between the wilder forests of the northwest and the developing township centers of Stillwater and Fredon to the south.