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1956 Map of Riegelsville

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Riegelsville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

The Delaware River serves as the central artery for this border region between Pennsylvania and New Jersey, where the Musconetcong River joins the main flow near Riegelsville. The landscape is defined by the heavy infrastructure of a bygone industrial era, most notably the Pennsylvania Canal (Abandoned) and the tracks of the Penn Central railroad lining the riverbanks. These transportation corridors once supported the iron-working operations at Durham Furnace and the milling activity in Finesville.

Beyond the river corridor, the terrain rises into prominent ridges like Pohatcong Mountain and Musconetcong Mountain. The map details a dense network of local institutions, including the Durham Union Ch Cem, St Lawrence Ch, and rural schoolhouses like Durham Sch. Further south, the wooded expanse of State Game Lands No 56 surrounds Lake Warren, marking a shift from the industrial river valley to the upland forests and scattered hamlets of Nockamixon and Bridgeton.