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1969 Map of Hershey

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Hershey
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1986
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

Chocolate Ave and Cocoa Ave anchor the planned industrial and residential core of Hershey in the late 1960s. This survey illustrates the town's expansion toward Hockersville and Palmdale alongside the older borough of Hummelstown. The landscape is defined by the winding course of Swatara Creek and the historical remnants of the Union Canal, which once served as a vital transport artery for the region's agricultural and industrial products.

Evidence of the area's mid-century development is visible in the prominent Hershey Medical Center and the State Police Academy. Local history is preserved at landmarks like Indian Echo Caverns and the Hershey Museum, while the northern reaches of West Hanover and East Hanover show a transition to suburban clusters like Skyline View. Small family-named and church cemeteries, including Shellsville Cem and Fishburns Cem, remain as quiet markers of the earlier rural community structure.