1976 Map of Kunkletown

About this map

The northern reaches of Northampton County are captured here through orthophotography, revealing the sharp contrast between the dense woodlands of the ridgelines and the intricate patchwork of agriculture in the valleys below. The community of Kunkletown sits at the base of a significant mountain slope, serving as a focal point for the rural landscape in the late 1970s. This aerial perspective, produced in cooperation with the Soil Conservation Service, provides a clear view of the field boundaries and woodland margins surrounding Point Phillip and Rockville. To the south, the settlement patterns of Chapman and Petersville show the steady integration of small villages into the surrounding farmland. The map's photographic nature allows for an exact study of 1970s land use, capturing the specific texture of the Pennsylvania countryside before later development altered these rural corridors.