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1960 Map of Lehighton

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Lehighton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

Industrial and transportation networks converge along the Lehigh River in this detailed survey of Carbon County. The borough of Lehighton serves as a primary hub, showing a dense grid of streets, multiple schools like the First Ward School, and the Lehighton Airport. The river valley is a corridor for major infrastructure, including the Central RR of New Jersey and the Lehigh Valley RR, which pass through Packerton and Weissport.

Genealogists will find significant value in the distribution of local institutions, from the Dinkey Memorial Ch and New Dinkey Memorial Cem in the west to the Slatedale Cem in the south. The landscape is defined by its ridges, with Mauch Chunk Ridge and Blue Mountain framing the developed valley. Noteworthy landmarks such as the Sunny Rest Lodge and the Flagstaff Mtn Park reflect the area's history as a regional destination for both transit and leisure.