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1902 Map of Wernersville

Name: 1902 Topographic Map of Wernersville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1902
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1902

About this map

Tulpehocken Creek and its many tributaries, including Wolf Creek and Mill Creek, define this early twentieth-century landscape on the border of Berks and Lebanon counties. The Philadelphia And Reading R. R. serves as a central artery for commerce and travel, connecting industrializing towns like Womelsdorf, Robesonia, and Wernersville. The map captures a moment when local institutional land use was prominent, marked by the presence of the Orphans Home near Ryeland and the Insane Asylum nestled at the base of South Mountain.

High elevations like Eagle Peak and Cushion Peak overlook a terrain dotted with family-owned operations such as Krick's Mill and Hiesters Mill. The southern portion of the sheet reveals the rural connectivity of the Lebanon Valley Division and the Reading and Southwestern Street Ry., highlighting how even smaller settlements like Kleinfeltersville and Reinholds Station were integrated into the regional transportation network during this era of peak rail expansion.