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1969 Map of LaPorte

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of LaPorte
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

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Loyalsock Creek winds through the heart of this late-1960s landscape, a region defined by its transition from industrial extraction to forest conservation. Evidence of the area's coal heritage is visible near Mildred and Bernice, where numerous Strip Mines scar the hillsides. These industrial sites contrast with the developed recreation at Lake Mokoma and the remote reaches of Wyoming State Forest.

The settlement of Laporte serves as a focal point, featuring the County High Sch and several cemeteries. Throughout the quadrangle, an Old Railroad Grade traces a path through the timbered hills, passing former stops like Satterfield and Ringdale. This network of rail grades and forest roads provides a detailed look at the infrastructure that once supported the local lumber and mining economies before much of the southern territory was designated as State Game Lands No 13.