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1968 Map of Susquehanna

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Susquehanna
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1970
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1970

About this map

Susquehanna River loops through the northern reach of this quadrangle, defining the industrial and social development of Susquehanna and Oakland. By the late 1960s, the landscape reflects a long history of rail transport and resource extraction, with the Erie Lackawanna and Delaware and Hudson railroads following the river's bend. Numerous quarries and gravel pits are cut into the hillsides, such as those near Taylor Hill and Oak Hill, indicating the region's reliance on stone and aggregate production.

Local civic life is centered around institutions like St Johns Ch, Barnes Hosp, and the Susquehanna Consolidated Sch. Further south, the terrain transitions into a more rural character through Harmony and Jackson, where small settlements like North Jackson and Raskelly Corners sit among numerous ponds and lakes, including Foxton Lake and Comfort Lake. This survey captures the town at a moment of industrial maturity before the later shifts in the Northeastern rail and mining economies.