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1955 Map of Womelsdorf

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Womelsdorf
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1989
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1989

About this map

South Mountain dominates the central landscape of this mid-century survey, creating a topographical divide between the agricultural valleys of Marion and Heidelberg. The northern corridor follows the Conrail line, where the industrial and social hubs of Womelsdorf, Robesonia, and Newmanstown developed. Significant local institutions are prominently marked, including the Bethany Orphan Home and the Texter Mission situated on the southern slopes.

The map reveals a dense network of Pennsylvania Dutch country life, with numerous small congregations like St Daniels Ch and schools such as Swamp Sch scattered among the farmsteads. To the south, the terrain rises again into the Furnace Hills and State Game Land No 46, where the Horseshoe Trail winds through the woods. Water power remains evident in the landscape through features like the Mill Race near Millbach, serving the many branches of Cocalico Creek and Mill Creek that drain the region.