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1969 Map of Grantville

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Grantville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

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Peters Mountain, Rush Mountain, and Sharp Mountain form a series of tight, parallel ridges that dominate this Pennsylvania landscape at the end of the 1960s. The northern reaches are characterized by the vast De Hart Reservoir and protected hunting grounds in State Game Lands No 210. To the south, the terrain opens into the rolling valley of East Hanover, where the village of Grantville sits near Interchange 28.

Strategic land use is a defining element of this era, with significant portions of the territory dedicated to the Indiantown Gap Military Reservation and the Blue Mountain Military Reservation. Hikers of the Appalachian Trail can be seen crossing the ridges, passing landmarks like the Devils Race Course. Near Manada Gap, the transition from wild ridge to settled valley is clear, marked by the presence of a Golf Course and the historic St Pauls Cem.