1969 Map of Dryden

About this map

Dryden and its surrounding hill country are defined by a mix of agricultural valley life and dense upland reforestation in the late 1960s. The northern portion of the map is shaped by the Lehigh Valley railroad corridor and the winding course of Virgil Creek, where a Drive-in Theater and Sewage Disposal facility speak to the town's mid-century modernization. To the south, the landscape shifts dramatically into the high ridges of the Yellow Barn State Forest and Hammond Hill State Forest, indicating the legacy of state conservation efforts on formerly marginal farmland.