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1960 Map of Kensington

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Kensington
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

Kensington sits at the nexus of the Pennsylvania railroad and the Old Pennsylvania Railroad Grade, serving as a central point in this rural landscape during the early 1960s. The region is marked by an active extraction economy, evidenced by several Strip Mines and a network of pipelines that traverse the townships of Hanover, Augusta, and Franklin. The map captures a transition in transportation, showing both active rail lines and abandoned grades that once defined local commerce.

Local history is deeply rooted in the scattered settlements and community institutions such as St Johns Ch in Summitville and Bethesda Ch near Millport. Significant land markers like the Geographers Line provide a glimpse into the early surveying history of the area. Notable rural features include the Sandy Springs Cem and the Township Sch, which reflect the distributed nature of this agrarian and mining community before more modern consolidations.