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1969 Map of Harrisburg East

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Harrisburg East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

Blue Mountain and the State Game Lands No 246 dominate the northern landscape of this Dauphin County region, while the southern half shows the rapid suburban expansion of eastern Harrisburg in the late 1960s and mid-1970s. The map captures a high density of civic and religious infrastructure, including several cemeteries like Harrisburg Cemetery and Shoops Cemetery, alongside numerous educational institutions such as Central Dauphin High School and Central Dauphin East High School.

Transportation corridors including Interstate 83 and the Conrail lines serve as the spine for established and growing communities like Linglestown, Paxtonia, and Progress. Researchers will find local landmarks from the County Prison and County Home and Hospital to leisure sites like Colonial Country Club. The purple-tinted updates highlight the accelerating residential growth in Lower Paxton and Susquehanna townships during this era.