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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

Lehighton and Jim Thorpe dominate this 1960s study of the Lehigh Valley, where the Lehigh River carves a path through the Indian Hills and Mauch Chunk Ridge. The landscape is a corridor of heavy transit and industry, defined by the parallel tracks of the Central RR of New Jersey and the Lehigh Valley RR. This era of the map captures a significant environmental change: the area destined for the Beltzville Lake reservoir is clearly delineated, showing the planned inundation of the Pohopoco Creek valley.

Rural life persists on the periphery, from the Lizard Creek valley and the settlement of Ashfield to the Appalachian Trail crossing Blue Mountain. Genealogists will find numerous local landmarks including St Matthews Ch, Dinkey Memorial Ch, and the New Dinkey Memorial Cem. The map also records specialized locales like the Sunny Rest Lodge and the Lehighton Airport, alongside mining operations such as the Lehigh Furnace Gap.