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1969 Map of Klingerstown

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

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

Line Mountain and Mahantango Mountain define the parallel ridgelines of this central Pennsylvania landscape, where narrow valleys have fostered a series of isolated rural settlements. The drainage patterns of Mahanoy Creek to the north and Mahantango Creek through the center dictate the local topography, which is dotted with numerous small country churches like Himmels Ch and St Johns Ch. This late-1960s survey documents the traditional community clusters of Rebuck, Leck Kill, and the evocatively named Rough and Ready.

An interesting cultural detail is found along the Mahantango Creek, where a Covered Bridge is noted near the Northumberland and Dauphin county line. The map also captures the sprawling State Game Lands No 84 across the northern heights. Small hamlets such as Hebe, Erdman, and Fearnot are clearly visible, providing a precise record of late-20th-century rural life and church-centered social geography in the ridge-and-valley province.