1955 Map of Wakefield

About this map

Fulton House, the historic birthplace of the steamboat pioneer, serves as a focal point in this southern Lancaster County landscape during the mid-1950s. The map illustrates a rural society organized around crossroads settlements and community institutions, where the post offices of Fairfield and Wakefield anchor local life. The terrain is defined by the deep dissection of Fishing Creek and Conowingo Creek, which flow toward the southern edge of the quadrangle where the Susquehanna River is harnessed by the Conowingo Reservoir.