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1921 Map of Lock Haven

Name: 1921 Topographic Map of Lock Haven
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1958
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1958

About this map

Lock Haven and Jersey Shore anchor this 1921 survey, situated along the Susquehanna River West Branch in Clinton County. The landscape is defined by the narrow corridors of the Bald Eagle Valley and Sugar Valley Mountain, where settlement patterns follow the river and the branching rail lines of the New York Central and Pennsylvania railroads. In the town of Lock Haven, the State Normal School stands near the confluence of Bald Eagle Creek and the river, marking the community's early role as a regional center of education and commerce.

Genealogists will find a wealth of rural landmarks throughout the quadrangle, from the Swissdale School and Gravel Hill School in the north to the many family-named features like Deise School and Kemmerer Spring. The map documents numerous small farming and milling hamlets, such as Mill Hall, Salona, and Logan Mills, during an era when mountain gaps like Hopple Hollow and Dutch Hollow Run were active centers of local life.