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1969 Map of LaPorte

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of LaPorte
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

The town of Laporte serves as a central hub on this Sullivan County landscape, where the Laporte High Sch and Lake Mokoma anchor the local community. To the northeast, the coal-mining heritage of the region is evident near Bernice and Mildred, where multiple Strip Mine operations and gravel pits mark the terrain. The presence of the Lehigh Valley Railroad and the Birch Grade Railroad highlights the industrial transport network that once moved timber and anthracite through these highlands.

Large swaths of the area are dedicated to conservation and recreation, including State Game Lands No 13 and the Wyoming State Forest. Waterways like Loyalsock Creek and Birch Creek carve through the high elevations, while smaller settlements such as Nordmont, Ringdale, and Satterfield are scattered along the valleys and old railroad grades. This survey captures a rural Pennsylvania county seat and its surrounding industrial and natural spaces before significant modern development.