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1923 Map of Lock Haven

Name: 1923 Topographic Map of Lock Haven
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1924
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1924

About this map

The West Branch Susquehanna River carves a deep path through the ridge-and-valley landscape of Central Pennsylvania, serving as the primary corridor for settlement and industry. In the early 1920s, Lock Haven functions as a vital hub where Bald Eagle Creek joins the river, supported by the intersecting lines of the Pennsylvania and New York Central railroads. The town's institutional importance is anchored by the State Normal School and several nearby industrial communities like Woolrich and Castanea.

Beyond the river plains, the terrain rises sharply into Bald Eagle Mountain and Sugar Valley Mtn, where the map reveals a network of rural life. Numerous small schoolhouses, such as Gravel Hill School and Clinton School, alongside landmarks like Liberty Church and the remote Logan Mills, illustrate the distribution of farming families in the high valleys. The presence of Sulphur Sprs and the Lock Haven Reservoir highlights the region's reliance on mountain water sources during this era of regional development.