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1960 Map of Pohopco Mountain

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Pohopco Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

Penn Forest and the ridges of Pohopco Mountain dominate this mid-century portrait of Carbon and Monroe Counties. The landscape is defined by the management of water and timber, featuring the sprawling Penn Forest Reservoir and the Wild Creek Reservoir. These man-made features are bounded by the steep terrain of Call Mountain and the Stony Ridge, reflecting the era's focus on infrastructure and natural resource conservation within the Weiser State Forest.

Small crossroads settlements like Meckesville, Dotters Corners, and Jonas provide glimpses into local rural life, while the Dotters Corners Cem serves as a key landmark for genealogical research. The presence of the Indian Mountain Golf Course and leisure areas like Robin Hood Lakes suggests a mid-twentieth-century shift toward recreational land use in these highlands. Transportation and utility corridors are represented by a significant Pipeline and a local Landing Strip near the northern edge.