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1997 Map of Elverson

Name: 1997 Topographic Map of Elverson
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1998
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1998

About this map

Hopewell Village National Historic Site anchors the northeastern landscape of this survey, preserving the legacy of the region's early American iron industry. The terrain is defined by the wooded slopes of Long Mtn and Williams Hill, where the Horseshoe Trail and Lenape Trail navigate the protected lands of French Creek State Park. These high points drop down into valleys carved by French Creek and Hay Creek, where historic hamlets like Geigertown and Scarlets Mill (White Bear Sta) reveal long-standing settlement patterns.

Local life is recorded through a network of rural institutions, including Bethesda Ch near the historic site and St Pauls Ch to the west. Further south, the borough of Elverson sits at a crossroads near the Pennsylvania Turnpike, which cuts through the southern edge of the quadrangle below the ridge of Welsh Mountain. The map detail identifies numerous local markers for genealogists, from the Morningside Cem to the Hause Sch in West Nantmeal.