1956 Map of Terre Hill

About this map

Adamstown and Terre Hill anchor this mid-century look at the Pennsylvania Dutch country of northeastern Lancaster County. The landscape is defined by the winding course of Conestoga Creek and Muddy Creek, which cut through a terrain of ridges like Adamstown Ridge. This era shows a community in transition, where the modern Pennsylvania Turnpike and its Interchange 21 slice through a traditional agrarian landscape dotted with one-room schoolhouses and country chapels. The map preserves the names of numerous local institutions, from the Wide Hollow Sch and Center Sch to St Johns Ch and Red Run Ch. For genealogists, the density of small settlements like Swartzville, Fivepointville, and Goodville provides a precise spatial record of family-named landmarks and church centers before modern suburban expansion began to alter the rural character of these townships.