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1976 Map of Flatbrookville

Name: 1976 Topographic Map of Flatbrookville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

About this map

The Delaware River carves a sharp, dramatic bend through the northwest corner of this landscape, defining the topography near the settlement of Flatbrookville. Produced in cooperation with the Soil Conservation Service, this orthophotograph captures the distinct patterns of rural land use in the late 1970s. The image reveals a mosaic of dense woodlands interspersed with the cleared fields and farmsteads of Stillwater and Spring Valley.

The presence of Fairview Lake and smaller unnamed water bodies suggests a region shaped by glacial activity, while the concentration of structures at Franklin Grove indicates the persistence of small upland communities. This photographic record provides researchers with an exact visual accounting of forest cover and agricultural boundaries before subsequent decades of suburban development and reforestation altered the New Jersey and Pennsylvania borderlands.