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1947 Map of Scranton

Name: 1947 Topographic Map of Scranton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

Scranton is depicted here as a dense industrial and institutional hub during the post-war era, its urban grid tightly packed between the Lackawanna River and the steep slopes of West Mtn. The map reveals a city defined by its topography and transit, where the Delaware Lackawanna and Western RR and Erie RR carve through neighborhoods like Hyde Park, Providence, and Green Ridge. Educational and healthcare institutions are prominent, including Scranton University, Marywood College, and the West Mountain Sanatorium.

Beyond the city core, the terrain rises toward Scott Mountain and Bald Mountain, where the landscape shifts to reservoirs like Griffin Res and suburban clusters at Clarks Summit and Clarks Green. The prevalence of sites like the Washburn Street Cem, Russian Cem, and Greenwood Mausoleum provides a clear view of the area's established community identity and genealogical history. The red-tinted urban areas highlight the expansion of Dunmore and Taylor as they merged into a continuous industrial corridor.