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1999 Map of Sassamansville

Name: 1999 Topographic Map of Sassamansville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2001
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2001

About this map

The Sunrise Mill Historic Site along Swamp Creek anchors this landscape of Montgomery County at the end of the millennium. The map documents the persistent rural-suburban character of the Pennsylvania countryside, where early German-heritage settlements like Sassamansville, Gilbertsville, and Fagleysville are interconnected by a dense web of historic corridors such as Congo Road and Hoffman Road.

The presence of St Pauls Cem, Herstien Chapel, and schools like New Hanover-Upper Frederick Sch provide key landmarks for genealogists and local historians tracking family roots. Topographic details highlight the area's complex drainage into Perkiomen Creek and the conservation lands of State Game Lands No 234, showing how 20th-century preservation efforts have maintained open spaces like Kalkner Swamp even as recreational developments like numerous golf courses and the New Hanover Airport expanded near New Hanover Square.