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1949 Map of Forest City

Name: 1949 Topographic Map of Forest City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1949
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1949

About this map

The Moosic Mountains dominate this 1940s landscape, where industrial and agricultural patterns meet at the boundaries of Susquehanna, Wayne, and Lackawanna counties. Forest City serves as the primary population center, showing a dense street grid supported by the Erie RR and the Forest City Sta. The presence of strip mine contours around Richmondale and Vandling reflects the region's mid-century coal operations.

Beyond the mining activity, the map reveals a deeply established rural network along the Old Newburgh Turnpike. Local history is preserved in the placement of the Curtis Valley Sch and several country churches like the Maple Grove Ch. The hydrology of the area is well-defined, featuring the Stillwater Reservoir and the divergent paths of the West Branch Lackawanna River and the West Branch Lackawaxen River.