1956 Map of New Holland

About this map

Lancaster County's agricultural heartland is centered here on the Penn Central rail line, showing the post-war expansion of New Holland and surrounding Amish country. The landscape transitions from the fertile valley floors along Pequea Creek to the prominent rising terrain of Welsh Mountain in the east. This era's infrastructure is marked by a dense network of country schools like Mussers Sch and Hickory Grove Sch, alongside traditional meeting places such as Zeltenriech Ch and Mt Tabor Ch. The map captures the region's unique settlement pattern, where small crossroads like Intercourse and Blue Ball anchor the surrounding farmland. Purple photorevisions from 1969 reveal modernization, including the New Holland Airport and a microwave tower, illustrating the gradual shift as industrial and utility footprints began to intermingle with the traditional dairy and tobacco fields of the Pennsylvania Dutch countryside.