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1923 Map of Williamsport

Name: 1923 Topographic Map of Williamsport
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1932
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1932

About this map

The West Branch Susquehanna River cuts a prominent path through this 1920s landscape, separating the industrial hub of Williamsport from the ridge-and-valley terrain to the south. The city's northern banks are dense with the street grids of Newberry and the main lines of the Pennsylvania railroad, while across the water, South Williamsport and Duboistown sit at the base of the formidable Eagle Mountain. This era preserves the footprint of an Abandoned Canal following the riverbank, a reminder of earlier transportation networks that once served the West Branch valley.

Moving south into the ridges, the map reveals a collection of rural schoolhouses such as Level Corner School and Riedy School that supported isolated farming communities in Nippenose and Limestone townships. The topography is defined by parallel ridges like North White Deer Ridge and South White Deer Ridge, where narrow gaps such as First Gap and Second Gap provided the only passage for local travelers. Landmark locations like the Captain Greene Monument and several hunting or social retreats, including the Shakespeare Club and Keystone Camp, are tucked away in the high elevations of the Nittany Mountain range.