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1953 Map of Langhorne

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Langhorne
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1955
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1955

About this map

Neshaminy Creek snakes through this portion of Bucks County, anchoring a landscape where established borough life meets the postwar expansion of residential terraces and gardens. In the early 1950s, the area around Langhorne and Newtown reveals a complex network of schools and institutions, including the George Sch and Friends Sch, alongside numerous family and community burial grounds like Newtown Cem and Feaster Cem.

The presence of the Silver Star Airport and a local Speedway near Elmwood Terrace highlights a shift toward modern recreation and transit, even as the Reading and Pennsylvania railroad lines continue to define the corridor's movement. From the industrial Stone Quarry to the residential clusters at Parkland Heights and Langhorne Gardens, the map illustrates the infilling of the countryside between historic crossroads like Calico Corner and Hellings Corner.