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1946 Map of Waymart

Name: 1946 Topographic Map of Waymart
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

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The industrial and natural landscape of Wayne and Lackawanna counties emerges here, anchored by the densely settled mining and manufacturing hub of Carbondale and the adjacent community of Simpson. To the west, the Lackawanna River and Racket Brook wind through a valley dominated by the steep slopes of Carbondale Mountain, while the massive Brownell Reservoir and Panther Bluff Reservoir secure the regional water supply.

Rural life in the mid-1940s is detailed through a network of small schoolhouses and religious landmarks, including the South Clinton Sch and the Russian Monastery near South Canaan. The eastern highlands of Clinton Mountain are dotted with numerous small lakes and ponds, such as Lake Lodore and Keen Pond, illustrating the transition from the coal-rich Lackawanna Valley to the recreation and agricultural lands of the Pocono plateau. This record captures the region just as the era of steam rail via the Delaware and Hudson and the Erie railroads was reaching its maturity.