1944 Map of Reading
USGS Topo · Published 1944About this map
The industrial and transportation hub of Reading dominates the landscape at the confluence of the Schuylkill River and Tulpehocken Creek. During the mid-1940s, the city's dense grid expanded toward the slopes of Mount Penn and Neversink Mountain, while the Reading railroad network stitched together outlying industrial hamlets and rural villages. Local transit and industry are marked by landmarks such as the Fairgrounds and Berks Airport, alongside older colonial footprints like Oley Furnace and the Friends Meetinghouse.
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