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1947 Map of White Haven

Name: 1947 Topographic Map of White Haven
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

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The Lehigh River serves as the central artery for this mid-century portrait of industrial and rural Pennsylvania, carving a deep valley through Nescopeck Mountain and Green Mountain. At its banks, White Haven emerges as a primary hub of activity, surrounded by satellite communities like Middleburg, East Side, and Tannery. The landscape reveals a complex network of transportation and industry, with the Central RR of Pennsylvania and the Lehigh Valley RR tracing the river's winding course.

Evidence of the region's extractive economy is visible in the numerous Strip Mine operations scattered across Foster Ridge and the heights near Pond Creek. Local social infrastructure is well-documented, from the Ripple Sch and St Patrick Cem to the Jefferson Hospital. This 1947 survey captures a moment when rail-and-river geography still dictated the patterns of life in the anthracite region, before the full transition of the post-war era.