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1956 Map of New Ringgold

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of New Ringgold
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1957
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1957

About this map

Blue Mountain and Hawk Mountain dominate this mid-century portrait of the Pennsylvania landscape where the Appalachian Trail traces the ridge lines. The rural character of East Brunswick and West Penn is defined by a dense network of country schools and churches, such as Steigerwalts Sch and Zions Ch, which served small outlying settlements like Hecla and Kepner. The Little Schuylkill River and Lizard Creek carve through the valley, flanked by the industrial infrastructure of the Reading Line and the Lehigh and New England Railroad.

Conservation and recreation are prominent, highlighted by the Hawk Mountain Sanctuary and the large expanse of State Game Lands No 106. Unique geological and water management features, including the River of Rocks and several desilting basins, indicate both the natural history and the mid-century industrial management of the Schuylkill watershed. The presence of multiple cemeteries, like West Penn Ch Cem, offers significant research value for those tracing local family lineages in this part of Schuylkill and Berks counties.