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1955 Map of Mount Carmel

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Mount Carmel
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

Mount Carmel and Kulpmont anchor this survey of Pennsylvania's anthracite coal region during a period of industrial transition. The landscape is defined by the steep ridges of Little Mountain, Big Mountain, and Locust Mountain, where the infrastructure of the mining economy remains prominent. Rail lines, including the Reading and Lehigh Valley, weave through the narrow valleys to serve coal patches like Alaska and Locustdale.

Modern shifts in leisure and land use are visible through the addition of the Natalie Drive-in Theater and Paradise Park. For genealogists, the map is particularly rich in burial sites, documenting St Marys Cem, Mt Carmel Cemetery, and Trinity Cem. The map's purple revisions reflect mid-century developments, including an Inactive Mine near Locust Summit, marking the changing footprint of the region's defining industry.