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1960 Map of Lehighton

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Lehighton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

The Lehigh River carves a deep valley through this industrial and transport corridor, separating the Indian Hills from the steep Mauch Chunk Ridge. This 1970 revision shows the landscape in transition, most notably with the planned inundation of the Pohopoco Creek valley to form Beltzville Lake. Purple hatching on the sheet indicates the vast area designated for submergence behind the Beltzville Dam, a change that would fundamentally alter the character of the Pohopoco Valley and the settlement of Beltzville.

To the south, the Appalachian Trail follows the high crest of Blue Mountain, passing through the notable Lehigh Furnace Gap. The map documents a dense network of transit, including the Central RR of New Jersey and the Pennsylvania Turnpike, which bypasses the older boroughs of Lehighton and Jim Thorpe. Local history is anchored by sites like Dinkey Memorial Ch in Ashfield and the numerous small burial grounds such as Huetten Cem.