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1935 Map of Hawley

Name: 1935 Topographic Map of Hawley
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

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Lake Wallenpaupack dominates the western landscape of this 1935 survey, its waters reaching into Palmyra and Paupack townships. This artificial reservoir, created shortly before these records were made, redefined the regional topography, submerging portions of the valley near Uswick and Tafton. To the north, the Lackawaxen River snakes past the Erie Railroad line through Hawley, Kimble, and Rowland. This transit corridor was essential to the local timber and industrial economy, evidenced by features like the Shimers Rock Cut and Glen Eyre.

The southern reaches of the quadrangle transition into the dense woods of Blooming Grove and the Pocono Greene region. Here, high elevations like High Knob, which features a Fire Tower, overlook a network of smaller water bodies including Fairview Lake, Bruce Lake, and Promised Land Lake. The distribution of small rural institutions, such as the Blooming Grove Sch and Paupack Ch, illustrates the scattered settlement patterns of the mid-1930s.