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1943 Map of Twelvemile Pond

Name: 1943 Topographic Map of Twelvemile Pond
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

Porters Lake Club and Beaver Run Club anchor the northern landscape of this Pike County terrain, reflecting a mid-century pattern of private recreational enclaves. The map detail, initially field-checked in 1943 with later aerial revisions, highlights a densely forested region dominated by extensive wetland systems like Big Swamp and Painter Swamp. These natural features dictated the early settlement and road network, where the small Hunters Range Sch served the dispersed residents of Porter and Lehman townships.

In the southern reaches, the development of Tamiment and Forest Park near the Monroe County line illustrates the growth of the resort economy. Water is the defining element of the area, from the central Twelvemile Pond to the distinctively named Minks Pond and Slow Creek Pond. The presence of the Beaver Run Dam and various unimproved paths like Old Shohola Road provides a clear view of the infrastructure that supported these timbered highlands before more modern expansion.