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1923 Map of Pocono

Name: 1923 Topographic Map of Pocono
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1923
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1923

About this map

The Delaware Lackawanna and Western RR carves a critical path through this upland plateau, anchoring a string of early twentieth-century resorts and settlements. In Mount Pocono and Pocono Summit, the topography transitions from the dense wetlands of Tobyhanna to the steep eastern escarpments overlooking the Brodhead Creek valley. A significant portion of the western landscape is dedicated to a massive Military Reservation and Artillery Range, illustrating the era's dual use of the high plateau for both tactical training and burgeoning mountain tourism.

Local infrastructure is represented by a network of rural schoolhouses such as Butz School and Madison School, alongside religious landmarks like Cherry Lane Church. The map documents a landscape of numerous swamps and springs, including Huckleberry Marsh and Big Marsh Run, which feed the headwaters of regional streams. For genealogists and local historians, the sheet preserves the exact locations of vanished sidings like Halfmoon Siding and the early layout of prominent recreational destinations like Buck Hill Falls and Pocono Manor before later developments altered the rural character.