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1946 Map of Olyphant

Name: 1946 Topographic Map of Olyphant
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

The Lackawanna River corridor defines this industrial and residential landscape, serving as the spine for a dense network of boroughs including Olyphant, Blakely, and Dickson City. The map reveals a post-war environment where coal legacy meets mid-century development, evidenced by the extensive strip mines that scar the hillsides above Jessup and Peckville. Numerous ethnic and religious landmarks, such as the St Nicholas Orphanage, St Marys Villa, and several cemeteries like Holy Ghost Cem, reflect the diverse immigrant workforce that settled in these valley towns to work the anthracite seams.

To the east, the terrain rises sharply into the Moosic Mountains, where a series of critical water resources like Marshwood Reservoir and Dunmore Reservoir No 4 provided the necessary utility for the growing populations below. Transportation is dominated by the Delaware and Hudson and Conrail lines, which followed the river's path, while early automobile-era markers like the Drive-in Theater and Golf Course indicate the shifting leisure patterns of the mid-20th century.