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1961 Map of New Lexington

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of New Lexington
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

New Lexington serves as the focal point of this early 1960s survey, showing a landscape defined by industrial extraction and rail transport. The community is a junction for several major lines, including the Pennsylvania, New York Central, and Baltimore and Ohio railroads. These routes serviced the extensive Strip Mine operations and numerous Mines that pockmark the surrounding ridges, particularly throughout Pike and Bristol townships.

Evidence of local social life and infrastructure is visible at the Fairgrounds, the Drive-in Theater, and St Aloysius Academy. The topography transitions from the developed valley floors to the heavily wooded slopes of the Wayne National Forest. To the south, smaller settlements like Moxahala, Dixie, and Mc Cuneville sit along the creek beds, often accompanied by a Tipple or Gas Well, illustrating the pervasive nature of the region's mineral and gas economy.