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1892 Map of Hummelstown

Name: 1892 Topographic Map of Hummelstown
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1942
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1942

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Peters Mountain and Stony Mountain define the northern ridge system of this central Pennsylvania landscape, where early industrial and agricultural corridors took root between the peaks. The Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Schuylkill and Susquehanna Branch follows the narrow valley of Stony Creek, while the Lebanon Valley Branch services established southern hubs like Palmyra and Annville.

A network of nineteenth-century villages such as Union Deposit, Campbelltown, and Grantville is situated along the tributaries of Swatara Creek, illustrating the dense settlement patterns of the Lebanon and Dauphin county borderlands. Notable landmarks like Indiantown Gap and Manada Gap provide natural passage through the ridges, while local institutions such as Walmers Church and the utility-focused Union Waterworks highlight the social and technical infrastructure of the 1890s.