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1969 Map of Hershey

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

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

The town of Hershey and its surrounding townships show a landscape deeply shaped by the chocolate industry and institutional growth in the late 1960s. Along the Reading railroad corridor, the map details the core of the community, featuring the Hershey Park complex, the Hershey Museum, and the expansive Stadium. The emergence of the Hershey Medical Center and the State Police Academy highlights the area's transition into a regional hub for healthcare and education.

Tracing the path of the Union Canal as it follows Swatara Creek, the survey captures smaller settlements like Sand Beach and Union Deposit. Near Hummelstown, the site of Indian Echo Caverns and various local landmarks such as Brookside Farms Landing Strip and Fishburns Cem (Ch) provide valuable points of reference for genealogists and local historians exploring the Dauphin County landscape during this era of suburban development.