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1945 Map of Powell

Name: 1945 Topographic Map of Powell
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1945
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1945

About this map

Towanda Creek and its many tributaries carve through the mountainous terrain of Bradford and Sullivan Counties, documenting a landscape defined by isolated settlements and early industrial infrastructure. The defunct Susquehanna and New York RR follows the narrow valley of Schrader Creek, passing the remote stations and mountain hamlets of Barclay, Carbon, and Barclay Station. These upland areas, once hubs for coal and lumber, are interspersed with family-named features like Hoagland and Quinlantown.

Evidence of a shifting community footprint is visible in the rural road network, where the Friends Meeting House and Fairview Ch served the local population alongside several small schoolhouses. In the southern portion of the survey, the Loyalsock Creek valley connects settlements like Estella and Lincoln Falls, while the map identifies East Sch (Abandoned), signaling the consolidation or movement of rural residents during the mid-1940s.