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1944 Map of Pitcher

USGS Topo · Published 1957

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The Otselic River valley dominates the northwestern corner of this territory, where the small hamlets of Pitcher and North Pitcher serve as local hubs for a rural landscape defined by ridge-top farming and stream-cut valleys. The 1944 survey reveals a highly distributed system of rural education and social infrastructure, with numbered schoolhouses like School No 1 and School No 4 serving isolated farmsteads. Family and community heritage is deeply rooted in the landscape, marked by numerous burial grounds including Pink Cem and the Pharsalia Center Cem. In the southern reaches, the waters of Genegantslet Lake and Genegantslet Creek drain toward the Susquehanna basin, while old thoroughfares like Rabbit Path and Street Road trace the high ground between the Otselic and Brakel watersheds. This era shows a transition from traditional upland agriculture to a more modern road network connecting Pharsalia and German to the larger county seats.

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Map Details

Date Portrayed1944
Date Published1957
PublisherU.S. Geological Survey
Map TypeTopographic
Scale1:24,000
Physical Dimensions22 x 26.9 inches

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Source Details

SourceU.S. Geological Survey
CopyrightPublic Domain