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1965 Map of Edgemere

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Edgemere
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

Highland swamps and glacial lakes define this interior portion of the Poconos in the mid-1960s. The landscape is dominated by vast tracts of State Forest and a series of recreational camps and residential developments that signify the area's mid-century identity. Sagamore Estates sits in the northeast, while localized activity centers around New Jersey Camp, Camp Speers, and Camp Massad. The terrain is a complex network of ridges like Aces Ridge and Tarburner Ridge, interspersed with significant wetlands such as Dark Swamp and Bear Rock Swamp.

Water is the primary organizing feature, with the headwaters of numerous creeks including Dingmans Creek and Sawkill Creek originating here. Larger bodies of water like Gold Key Lake, Log Tavern Pond, and Silver Lake are connected by unimproved trails and the primary corridor of route 739. For genealogists and local historians, the map preserves the location of a Cem near Maple Brook, offering a precise record of the remote settlements and seasonal camps that occupied the Dingman and Porter townships before further modern expansion.