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1969 Map of Riverside

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Riverside
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

About this map

The Susquehanna River carves through the landscape between Montour Ridge and Bald Top, anchoring a region of industrial heritage and dispersed agricultural settlements. In the late 1960s, the borough of Riverside sat across from the commercial center of Danville, while small rural hubs like Mooresburg, Mausdale, and Snydertown maintained their distinct identities. The map reveals the area's transition, showing the path of the Conrail lines alongside remnants of earlier iron industry at Franklin Furnace near the confluence of Mauses Creek.

Significant mid-century infrastructure is visible, including the Danville Airport and a Drive-in Theater along the riverbank. Genealogists will find several family and church burial grounds such as Brights Cem, Kase Cem, and St Johns Cem. The inclusion of State Game Lands No 115 on the ridge highlights the balance between industrial corridors and preserved woodland during this period of Pennsylvania's development.