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1894 Map of Shickshinny

Name: 1894 Topographic Map of Shickshinny
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1937
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1937

About this map

The Susquehanna River carves a deep path through the Ridge and Valley Appalachians in this late 19th-century survey, revealing a landscape defined by industrial transport and anthracite-region coal towns. The map documents the overlap of two eras: the Pennsylvania Canal still follows the riverbanks while a dense network of railroads, including the Delaware Lackawanna and Western R.R. and the Central Railroad of New Jersey, powers the local economy.

Major settlements like Nanticoke and Shickshinny are situated at critical river crossings and rail junctions, surrounded by numerous mining-focused villages such as Glen Lyon and Wanamie. Outside the river valley, the terrain rises sharply into Shickshinny Mountain and Huntington Mountain, where smaller hamlets like Bloomingdale and Muhlenburg sit within the high plateaus. River transport remains vital as shown by the inclusion of Hicks Ferry and Beach Haven Ferry, which provided essential links before modern bridges dominated the corridor.