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1912 Map of Quarryville

Name: 1912 Topographic Map of Quarryville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1934
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1934

About this map

Quarryville serves as the rail hub for this section of Lancaster County, where the Pennsylvania RR and its Quarryville Branch intersect the local landscape. The map reveals an agrarian economy deeply connected to its water sources and geology, characterized by numerous small settlements and the eponymous Nickel Mines along Mine Ridge. The settlement pattern is dense with crossroads villages like Martinsville, New Providence, and Kirkwood, each supported by a network of one-room schoolhouses such as Brick Hill School and Winter Hill School.

Industry and local commerce are evident in the naming of Wheatland Mills and Conners Mill, reflecting the importance of water power along Pequea Creek and Octoraro Creek. The topography is marked by distinct ridges like Bunker Hill and valleys such as May Valley, providing a detailed look at the rural infrastructure of the early twentieth century before modern highway expansion altered the traditional township boundaries of Strasburg, Eden, and Little Britain.