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1966 Map of Pocono Pines

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Pocono Pines
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

Pocono Pines and the surrounding Monroe County highlands were transitioning into a premier recreational and residential landscape by the mid-1960s. The presence of Lake Naomi Estates and Stillwater Lake Estates indicates the rise of planned lakeside communities, while the Erie-Lackawanna tracks and an Old Railroad Grade north of Tamaque Lake reflect the area's older transportation roots.

Large tracts of conservation land dominate the southern and northern sectors, including State Game Lands No 38 and the Delaware-Lehigh State Exper Forest. Water remains the defining feature of the terrain, from the headwaters of Tunkhannock Creek to numerous named ponds and gaps like Hypsy Gap and Poplar Gap. Local landmarks such as the St Joan of Arc Ch and the Golf Course at Mount Pocono serve as anchor points for these growing mountain settlements.