1902 Map of Lancaster

About this map

Cornwall Furnace and the industrial heritage of northern Lancaster County anchor this early-century landscape. The map reveals a dense network of turnpikes and electric rail lines that radiated from the city of Lancaster, facilitating the movement of goods and people between the county seat and outlying industrial sites like Elizabeth Furnace. The terrain transitions from the steep ridges of South Mountain in the north, where iron ore operations shaped local development, to the fertile agricultural plains of Rapho and Warwick townships.