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1893 Map of Pittston

Name: 1893 Topographic Map of Pittston
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1947
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1947

About this map

The Susquehanna River carves a deep path through the heart of the Wyoming Valley on this late nineteenth-century survey, meeting the Lackawanna River at the industrial corridor near Pittston. This era was defined by a complex transportation network, with the Lehigh Valley Railroad and the Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad Bloomsburg Division tracing the riverbanks to serve the region's emerging anthracite economy.

Settlements like West Pittston, Forty Fort, and Wyoming are shown before the dense urbanization of the following century, while defensive history is marked by the presence of Fort Griffith. Notable terrain features, such as the prominent Campbell Ledge and the island formations of Scovell Id and Monocanock Id, provide distinct landmarks for local historians and genealogists tracing family land along the fertile river bottoms.