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1966 Map of Farrandsville

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Farrandsville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1969
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1969

About this map

The West Branch Susquehanna River carves a deep path through this portion of Clinton County, defining the industrial and natural character of the landscape in the mid-1960s. The Penn Central railroad tracks follow the river's tight southern bend, serving the small riverside communities of Farrandsville and Riverview. These settlements are closely tied to the surrounding highlands, where extensive strip mines are visible near the North Fork Tangascootack Creek and Eagleton Run.

Large tracts of protected land, including Sproul State Forest and State Game Lands No 89, dominate the ridges. Local landmarks like Round Top and rural institutions such as Peoples Ch and Laurel Run Ch provide important geographic points for those tracing family history in the townships of Grugan, Colebrook, and Bald Eagle. The map documents a landscape where traditional extraction and conservation exist side-by-side.