1965 Map of Scranton

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The industrial corridor of the Lackawanna and Susquehanna Valleys dominates this mid-century view, centered on the urban centers of Scranton and Wilkes-Barre. This era reveals the dense network of anthracite-region settlements such as Carbondale, Pittston, and Old Forge as they were connected by the Erie Lackawanna RR and the Lehigh Valley RR. To the east, the landscape shifts toward the high elevations of the Catskill Mountains and Pocono Mountains, where recreation and water management take precedence. Large-scale infrastructure projects including the Ashokan Reservoir and Lake Wallenpaupack illustrate the region's critical role in supplying water and power to distant metropolitan hubs. Military installations like Stewart Air Force Base and the US Military Academy (West Point) anchor the eastern edge along the Hudson, while the newly mapped Northeast Extension Pennsylvania Turnpike indicates the modern shift toward high-speed highway travel.