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1955 Map of Stroudsburg

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Stroudsburg
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1961
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1961

About this map

Stroudsburg and East Stroudsburg serve as the urban anchor of this mid-century survey, where the State Teachers College and Monroe County Courthouse mark the civic heart of the region. The landscape is dominated by the massive ridge of Kittatinny Mountain, traversed by the Appalachian Trail as it winds toward Totts Gap and Fox Gap. This topography creates a dramatic natural corridor for the Delaware River, which forms the border between Pennsylvania and New Jersey at the famous water gap.

Industrial activity is centered further south near Bangor and Roseto, where the Lehigh and New England RR serviced several extractive sites, including a Slate Quarry (Inactive). The transition from the dense residential blocks of Arlington Heights to the rural expanses of Poplar Valley illustrates the complex settlement patterns of the Poconos foothills before late-century suburbanization. Many local landmarks, such as St Matthews Sch and Stroudsburg Cem, provide specific points of interest for genealogical research.