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1969 Map of Hershey

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

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

Swatara Creek and the historic path of the Union Canal anchor this landscape during a period of significant suburban expansion and institutional development. The map details the core of Hershey, where Chocolate Ave and Caracas Ave define the town's grid near the High School and Stadium. To the west, the growing footprint of the Hershey Medical Center and the State Police Academy represent major regional landmarks of the era.

Rural character persists in the northern townships with small settlements like Shellsville and Manadahill connected by winding roads and old country churches, including Shells Ch and Shoops Ch. The terrain is marked by aviation and leisure sites, from the Brookside Farms Landing Strip to the subterranean Indian Echo Caverns near Hummelstown. Evidence of industry remains through several quarries and the proximity of the Conrail lines, while the purple-tinted revision areas highlight the rapid post-war growth toward Palmdale and Skyline View.