1956 Map of Easton

About this map

The confluence of the Delaware River and the Lehigh River defines this industrial and transport hub, where the cities of Easton and Phillipsburg sit on opposite banks at the Pennsylvania-New Jersey border. In the mid-1950s, the landscape was a dense network of major rail lines including the Penn Central, Lehigh Valley, and Erie-Lackawanna, alongside the remaining trace of the Morris Canal (Abandoned). Educational and religious centers anchor the community, notably Lafayette College overlooking the river and numerous parish sites like St Josephs Sch & Ch and St Marys Sch & Ch. Beyond the urban core, the map detail extends to the surrounding hills and smaller settlements such as Raubsville, Alpha, and Wilson, reflecting the expansion of these river towns into the limestone and marble ridges of the valley.