Promised Land Lake and the surrounding high-elevation plateaus of the Pocono Mountains define this landscape in eastern Pennsylvania. The area is characterized by a high density of managed water bodies and timber-related history, evidenced by the Lumber Company Dam and Gumble Brothers Dam. The map reveals a transition between residential pockets like Tanglewood Estate and Roemersville and the protected wilderness of the Bruce Lake Natural Area. Transportation corridors such as Ranch Rd and Old Greentown Rd connect these settlements across a terrain of distinct ridges, including Rock Oak Ridge and Big Dam Ridge. The presence of the High Knob Fire Tower on the eastern edge emphasizes the heavily forested nature of Pike County, while several small dams and inlets illustrate the complex local hydrology feeding into Shohola Creek.
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1919 · Pocono
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1921 · Pocono
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1923 · Pocono
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1924 · Bushkill
USGS Topo · 1:48,000
1928 · Ariel
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1932 · Ariel
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1935 · Hawley
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1938 · Hawley
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1943 · Bushkill
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1943 · Pocono
USGS Topo · 1:62,500