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1969 Map of Red Rock

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Red Rock
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

North Mountain and Colley Mountain anchor this late 1960s survey of the high plateau region where Sullivan, Luzerne, and Columbia counties meet. The landscape is defined by the extensive wilderness of State Game Lands No 13 and Ricketts Glen State Park, known for its cluster of high-altitude water bodies including Ganoga Lake, Lake Jean, and Lake Rose. The map captures a unique moment in the Cold War era with the inclusion of the Benton Air Force Station on the mountain crest, complete with its sewage disposal facilities and radio towers.

Down the southern escarpment, the terrain drops sharply toward small settlements like Jamison City and Central. Notable landmarks of the rural economy and geography include a Covered Bridge on the West Branch Fishing Creek and the dramatic geological formations of Chimneystack Rock and Kitchen Creek Falls. The presence of a Landing Strip near Mossville and a high-altitude Heliport near Red Rock indicates the area's mix of isolation and strategic modernization during this period.