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1893 Map of Scranton

Name: 1893 Topographic Map of Scranton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1905
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1905

About this map

Scranton dominates the center of this late 19th-century survey, a burgeoning industrial hub where the Lackawanna River and Roaring Brook converge. The landscape is defined by the heavy infrastructure of the Anthracite era, with the Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad and the Erie and Wyoming Valley Railroad navigating the valley floor. Dense street grids in Hyde Park and Providence show the expansion of the city's residential and commercial heart during its peak years as a manufacturing powerhouse.

Beyond the urban core, the terrain rises sharply into the Moosic Mountains, where smaller coal-patch settlements like Winton, Peckville, and Jessup follow the river and rail lines northward. To the southeast, the map reveals a more rural character in townships like Covington and Spring Brook, featuring scattered settlements such as Daleville and Moscow. The intricate network of smaller waterways, including Stafford Meadow Brook and Grassy Island Creek, underscores the complex drainage patterns required for the region's massive industrial and municipal water needs.