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1960 Map of Palmerton

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Palmerton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1961
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1961

About this map

Palmerton serves as the industrial and social anchor of this 1960 landscape, situated at the base of Blue Mountain where the Lehigh River carves through the Lehigh Gap. The town's grid is dense with landmarks like the Franklin Sch and Bethany Tabernacle, reflecting a mid-century community built around the heavy transit of the Central Railroad of New Jersey and the Lehigh Valley Railroad. Outside the borough, the rural economy is clearly visible through a network of quarries and the Chestnut Mine along Chestnut Ridge.

Regional infrastructure is prominently featured, from the historic Lehigh Canal following the riverbank to the emerging modernism of a mid-century Drive-in Theater near Berlinsville. The map also captures the recreational and utilitarian layers of the terrain, showing the Appalachian Trail following the high ridges while a long pipeline and Old Railroad Grade cut through the lower elevations near Danielsville and Cherryville.