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1968 Map of Lottsville

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Lottsville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

The Erie-Lackawanna railroad cuts through the northern reaches of the Pennsylvania and New York borderlands, connecting the small settlements of Bear Lake and Benson. This terrain is defined by the winding course of Little Brokenstraw Creek and Brokenstraw Creek, which dictate the placement of local roads and villages. The map reveals a deeply rooted rural landscape, indicated by numerous family-named landmarks and local burial grounds such as Bear Lake Cem, Turnpike Cem, and Wrightsville Cem.

Industry and land management are evident in the southern half of the quadrangle, where State Game Lands No 143 covers a significant area near Brooks Rocks. Evidence of resource extraction is scattered across the township lines of Freehold and Spring Creek, including a Gas Well and several gravel pits. Small congregational hubs like Berea Ch in Wrightsville anchor these communities amidst a landscape of prominent rock formations like Pikes Rocks and Nuttles Rocks.