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1965 Map of Pleasant View Summit

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Pleasant View Summit
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

State Game Lands No 91 and Lackawanna State Forest dominate this landscape, reflecting a mid-20th-century transition toward conservation and recreation at the junction of Luzerne, Lackawanna, Carbon, and Monroe counties. The northeastern portion of the Francis E Walter Reservoir is visible where the Lehigh River meets Bear Creek, illustrating the era's significant water management and flood control infrastructure.

Evidence of earlier industry remains via an Old Railroad Grade and several quarries, while the small settlement of Stoddartsville sits at the map's southern edge near the confluence of the Lehigh and Tobyhanna Creek. The terrain is defined by high points like Bald Mtn and Big Pine Hill, interspersed with swampy lowlands such as Behler Swamp and Balsam Swamp, showing a region largely reclaimed by forest and protected game lands.