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1952 Map of Plainfield

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Plainfield
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1958
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1958

About this map

Conodoguinet Creek meanders across the center of this Cumberland County landscape, dividing the townships of Upper Frankford and Lower Frankford from the southern townships of West Pennsboro and Dickinson. The map captures a period of significant infrastructure development, most notably the path of the Pennsylvania Turnpike cutting horizontally through the terrain, contrasting with older routes like the Carlisle Newville Road.

Evidence of a dense rural community is visible through an extensive network of schoolhouses and small settlements. Local history researchers will find named landmarks such as the Waterloo School (Abandoned), the dual-purpose McAllister School and Church, and various crossroads hubs like Bears Crossroads and West Hill. The southern portion of the sheet near Penn township even notes a mid-century Drive-in theater, illustrating the era's evolving recreational habits alongside traditional sites like the Opossum Hill Union Church.