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1955 Map of Wakefield

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Wakefield
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1965
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1965

About this map

The Fulton House (Birthplace of Robert Fulton) stands as a landmark in this rural Lancaster County landscape, marking the historic home of the steamboat pioneer. The terrain is defined by the winding course of Conowingo Creek and the broad reach of the Susquehanna River, where the southern edge of the map meets the Conowingo Reservoir near the settlement of Peach Bottom.

Genealogists will find a dense network of nineteenth-century community centers, including dual-named locales like Fairfield (Greene PO) and Wakefield (Peach Bottom PO). The map preserves the locations of local education and faith, from Brick Hill Sch to Little Britain Ch, and small crossroads such as Mechanic Grove and Unicorn. These labels illustrate a persistent agrarian pattern, where family names are etched into the hills and valleys of Fulton and Drumore townships.