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1963 Map of Dover

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Dover
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

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Conewago Creek carves a deeply sinuous path through the center of this York County landscape, separating the forested Conewago Mountains from the developing agricultural and residential tracts to the south. The survey captures a moment of suburban transition in the early 1960s, with updates from the 1970s revealing the expansion of residential patterns near Dover and the establishment of recreation sites like Gifford Pinchot State Park.

Genealogists and local historians can locate numerous small community landmarks, including Rohlers Ch and Bethany Ch, alongside rural crossroads such as Andersontown and Strinestown. Cultural features of the mid-century era are also visible, from the Drive-in Theater near the interstate corridor to the Susquehanna Speedway nestled in a bend of Bennett Run. This record preserves the location of many family-named roads and cemeteries, such as the Holy Saviour Cem, before modern land use altered the traditional character of these York County townships.