Loading map...

1932 Map of Susquehanna

Name: 1932 Topographic Map of Susquehanna
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1959
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1959

About this map

The Susquehanna River loops dramatically through northern Pennsylvania in this early 1930s survey, anchoring a landscape defined by its river-valley towns and a dense network of early 20th-century transportation. The twin settlements of Hallstead and Great Bend sit at a prominent northern bend of the river, while the rail hubs of Susquehanna and Lanesboro serve as vital junctions for the Erie RR and the Delaware Lackawanna and Western RR.

Beyond the industrial river corridor, the terrain rises into the highlands of Harmony and New Milford, dotted with family-named crossroads like Moxley Cors and Tyler Cors. Local social foundations are well-preserved through labels for the Sweet Chapel and several rural schoolhouses, including the Kinney Johnson Sch and Smiley Sch. In the south, the Newburg Turnpike cuts across Herrick, tracing an older era of overland travel through a region rich with glacial features like Tinglepaugh Swamp and Fiddle Lake.