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1943 Map of Doylestown

Name: 1943 Topographic Map of Doylestown
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1943
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1943

About this map

Doylestown and the surrounding townships of Bedminster, Hilltown, and Plumstead are meticulously detailed in this wartime Army Map Service compilation. The landscape is characterized by a dense network of schools and crossroads settlements, including Blooming Glen, Dublin, and Fountainville. The Reading railroad line serves as a central corridor through New Britain and Chalfont, facilitating movement through the valley of Neshaminy Creek.

Institutional landmarks such as the Bucks Co Prison and the Farm School stand alongside prominent ecclesiastical markers like the Hilltown Bapt Ch Spire and St Pauls Church. Local history is visible in the placement of numerous family-named corners such as Griers Corner and Naces Corner, alongside industry at the local Quarry. This survey provides an exact layout of the Corporate Line boundaries and the early road classifications that connected these rural Pennsylvania communities during the early 1940s.