1943 Map of Franklin

About this map

Wells Bridge and Franklin sit at the heart of this Susquehanna Valley landscape, where the confluence of rail and river commerce shaped the early 20th-century economy. The Delaware and Hudson railroad tracks parallel the Susquehanna River in the northwest, while the southeastern hills are dotted with rural infrastructure like School No 16 and the Chapel Hill Sch. The creation of the East Sidney Lake reservoir along Ouleout Creek significantly altered the terrain near East Sidney, establishing the East Sidney Lake Recreation Area as a primary geographical feature. This map captures the region's transition, maintaining older identifiers like Woodford (Northfield Station) and Franklin Depot alongside newer recreational developments. Genealogists will find value in the precise locations of the Ouleout Valley Cem and Barnes Cem, which mark the long-standing family settlements in the hills surrounding Heathen Hill and Lawton Hill.