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1943 Map of Lebanon

Name: 1943 Topographic Map of Lebanon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1943
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1943

About this map

Lebanon sits at the heart of this wartime survey, showing a dense urban core flanked by the rail corridors of the Reading and Pennsylvania lines. During the early 1940s, the surrounding countryside was a busy landscape of small villages and crossroads. To the north, Jonestown and Fredericksburg anchor the Swatara Valley, while the east is dotted with Lutheran and Reformed landmarks like Kimmerlings Ch and the Heidelberg Meeting House.

Industrial and recreational footprints are evident at Coleman Memorial Park and the Lebanon Reservoir near the Lancaster County line. The map captures a high density of rural infrastructure, from the Monroe Valley Sch at the foot of Little Mountain to the localized schoolhouses and meeting houses that defined community life in townships like Heidelberg and North Cornwall. Small settlements like Bunker Hill, Cleona, and Myerstown illustrate the steady development along the primary east-west thoroughfares.