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1893 Map of Wallpack

Name: 1893 Topographic Map of Wallpack
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1927
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1927

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Kittatinny Mountain dominates this late 19th-century survey, forming a massive diagonal spine that separates the Delaware River valley from the lake-studded lowlands of northwestern New Jersey. The river corridor itself is marked by essential river-crossing points such as Deckers Ferry and Smith's Ferry, alongside significant bends like the dramatic Wallpack Bend. On the Pennsylvania side, the terrain rises sharply toward High Falls and the plateau of Pike County.

The regional economy and transit network are evidenced by the New York Susquehanna and Western RR cutting through the southeast, serving communities like Stillwater and Swartswood Station. Numerous small settlements and post offices, including Peters Valley Bevans P.O., Flatbrookville, and Egypt Mills, reflect a landscape defined by water power and agricultural valleys before 20th-century developments changed the character of the Delaware Water Gap region.