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2010 Map of Steelton

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Steelton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

The Susquehanna River dominates this landscape, its wide channel punctuated by a chain of large islands including Zimmerman Island, Hess Island, and Sassafras Island. Along the northern banks, the industrial and residential corridors of Steelton and Highspire follow the river's curve, while transportation infrastructure like the Pennsylvania Canal remnants and Harrisburg International Airport-Olmsted Field mark the riverfront's modern evolution.

Away from the water, the terrain rises toward Wickersham Hill and Neiman Hill, where rural and suburban development blends. Family and community history is anchored by numerous burial grounds such as Midland Cemetery, Baldwin Cemetery, and Paddletown Cemetery. These sites, alongside the Etters Post Office and Steelton Post Office, indicate established population centers that have maintained their identity even as the surrounding region transitioned from early canal and river-based industry to modern air and highway travel.