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1997 Map of Pocono Pines

Name: 1997 Topographic Map of Pocono Pines
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1998
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1998

About this map

Lake Naomi and Stillwater Lake anchor a landscape defined by significant late-twentieth-century residential growth throughout the Monroe County highlands. The map reveals the expansion of planned communities like Lake Naomi Estates, Stillwater Lake Estates, and Pocono Summit Estates, which emerged around the area's numerous natural and man-made water bodies. This development pattern sits atop a much older industrial geography, evidenced by the Old Railroad Grade that cuts across the township lines of Tobyhanna and Coolbaugh.

While vacation and residential properties occupy much of the north, the southern portion of the sheet remains dominated by protected lands including State Game Lands No 38 and the Delaware State Forest. These tracts preserve rugged features such as Hypsy Gap and the headwaters of Tunkhannock Creek. Landmark details like the St Joan of Arc Ch and various gravel pits offer touchpoints for local historians tracing the shift from a resource-based economy to a recreational and residential one.