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1952 Map of Shamokin

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Shamokin
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1954
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1954

About this map

The Susquehanna River cuts through the heart of the anthracite coal region, separating Riverside and Danville at the base of Montour Ridge. This 1950s era survey illustrates a dense industrial and institutional landscape, anchored by the sprawling grounds of the State Hospital and Geisinger Hospital in the north. The southern half of the map is dominated by the narrow, coal-rich corridors of Big Mountain and Brush Valley, where the Reading and Pennsylvania railroads serviced heavy mining activity near Trevorton and Shamokin.

Rural life persists between these industrial nodes, marked by numerous country churches such as St John Ch and Eden Ch. Local history researchers will find the placement of the County Home near Shamokin Creek and the Slovac Academy in Danville particularly notable. The landscape is a complex network of ridgeline industry and valley settlements, from the small community of Snydertown to the aviation sites at Danville Airfield and Shamokin Airfield.