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1893 Map of Pittston

Name: 1893 Topographic Map of Pittston
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1939
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1939

About this map

The Susquehanna River cuts a deep path through the heart of Luzerne County, anchoring a landscape defined by 1890s industrial transit and riverside settlement. The river is flanked by an extensive network of rail lines, including the Lehigh Valley Railroad and the Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad, which follow the valley floor to serve the burgeoning anthracite region. Concentrations of development are evident in Pittston and West Pittston, while the surrounding terrain rises sharply toward landmarks like Campbell Ledge.

Away from the industrial river corridor, the map reveals a more dispersed rural character in townships like North Moreland and Franklin. Small hamlets such as Center Moreland and Orange are connected by wagon roads, and smaller water bodies like Browns Pond and Cummings Pond dot the higher elevations. Historic sites, such as Fort Griffith near Exeter, provide local-history markers within a landscape rapidly being transformed by the arrival of multiple competing railroad divisions.