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1956 Map of Lancaster

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Lancaster
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

The Conestoga River and Little Conestoga Creek frame the historic city of Lancaster, a region defined by its dense educational and institutional footprint in the mid-20th century. This survey highlights the sprawling campus of Franklin and Marshall College and numerous civic anchors like St Josephs Hospital and the McCaskey High Sch. The urban core is surrounded by established residential neighborhoods such as Wheatland and Rossmere, while the purple photorevision overlays reveal the rapid post-war suburbanization reaching toward Neffsville and East Petersburg.

Significant religious and memorial sites appear throughout the landscape, including the Monastery of the Perpetual Rosary and historic burying grounds like Woodward Hill Cemetery and Riverview Cemetery. The presence of the Lancaster Airport to the north and the Conrail lines cutting through the city reflect the area's role as a transportation hub for Lancaster County. Industrial and leisure history is noted through features like the Stockyards near the city center and Rocky Springs Park along the river.