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1943 Map of Lake Maskenozha

Name: 1943 Topographic Map of Lake Maskenozha
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1943
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1943

About this map

The Delaware River forms a sharp natural boundary between Pennsylvania and New Jersey in this early 1940s topographic study. On the eastern shore, the settlement of Wallpack Center sits at the base of the Kittatinny Mountains, accompanied by the Wallpack Center School. This era precedes significant modernization in the Delaware Valley, showing a landscape defined by small postal stops like Delaware P O and clusters of seasonal and residential activity around numerous water bodies, including Silver Lake, Nyce Lake, and the namesake Lake Maskenozha.

Conservation and surveillance infrastructure is evident in the presence of the G W Childs State Forest Park and the USGS Dry Meadow Fire Tower atop the high ground. The terrain is characterized by steep descents to the river plain, notably at High Falls along Dingmans Creek. Industrial remnants such as Egypt Mills and survey markers like USC&GS Warner provide specific touchpoints for local historians and genealogists tracking the development of Pike and Sussex counties.