1892 Map of Dundaff

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Carbondale and the northern coal fields of the Lackawanna Valley anchor the southeastern corner of this late 19th-century survey. The landscape transitions from the industrial activity of the Delaware & Hudson Canal Co. RR. and Jermyn into a high, glaciated plateau characterized by numerous bodies of water like Newton Lake and Crystal Lake. Prominent elevations such as Elk Hill, including North Knob and South Knob, dominate the northeastern terrain near Dundaff. The drainage patterns of the Tunkhannock Creek and its many branches, such as the South Branch, illustrate a rural economy of small settlements like Fleetville, Lenoxville, and West Lenox connected by early wagon roads. This detailed topography, supervised by Marcus Baker, documents the region before the extensive urbanization and highway development of the 20th century.