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1999 Map of Freeland

Name: 1999 Topographic Map of Freeland
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2001
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2001

About this map

Freeland and its neighboring coal-country settlements occupy the high plateau and ridges of the anthracite region at the turn of the millennium. The landscape is defined by the heavy footprint of industry, notably the extensive strip mines that scar the slopes of Green Mountain and Buck Mountain. These industrial features sit in stark contrast to the protected acreage of State Game Lands No 187, which covers the central Nescopeck Mountain range.

Smaller hamlets like Honey Hole, Upper Lehigh, and Drifton are clustered near the larger borough, many of which evolved around specific mining operations or religious institutions like Good Shepherd Ch. The mapping of natural watercourses like Wapwallopen Cr and Nescopeck Creek alongside modern infrastructure like Interchange 39 shows the intersection of historical settlement patterns and late-20th-century transportation development.