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1932 Map of Easton

Name: 1932 Topographic Map of Easton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1932
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1932

About this map

The Delaware River serves as the central artery for this 1932 edition, dividing the industrial and transport hubs of Easton, Pennsylvania, and Phillipsburg, New Jersey. The landscape is defined by its complex transportation infrastructure, where major rail lines like the Lehigh Valley Railroad and the Central Railroad of New Jersey intersect with legacy waterways like the Delaware Canal and Morris Canal. This intersection of rail and water supported a dense network of early settlements such as Glendon and Stewartsville.

Away from the river corridors, the terrain rises into prominent ridges including Marble Mountain and Musconetcong Mountain. The map reveals a high density of rural institutions essential for local historians, featuring numerous named schoolhouses like Lone Cottage Sch and Chestnut Ridge Sch, alongside landmarks like Mine Hill and Rattlesnake Hill that hint at the region's extractive industrial past.