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1943 Map of Harrisburg

Name: 1943 Topographic Map of Harrisburg
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1943
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1943

About this map

Harrisburg is the industrial and political anchor of this mid-century landscape, positioned along the east bank of the Susquehanna River. The map captures a complex transport corridor where the Pennsylvania and Reading railroads follow the river's path through gaps in the Blue Mountain and Stony Mountains ridges. Beyond the urban core, the terrain is dotted with small agrarian and industrial settlements like Halifax, Dauphin, and Marysville, each connected by the William Penn Highway.

Evidence of early local industry and community life appears in sites such as Good Hope Mills and Ellendale Forge Sta, while the defensive history of the region is marked at Fort Hunter. This survey highlights a period of established river towns and rural school districts, including Taylors Sch and Fetterhoff Ch, just before suburban expansion altered the character of townships like Lower Paxton and East Pennsboro.