{"product_id":"old-map-of-hawley-pennsylvania-by-usgs-1938-lake-wallenpaupack-lackawaxen-river","title":"Old Map of Hawley, Pennsylvania by USGS, 1938 – Lake Wallenpaupack \u0026 Lackawaxen River","description":"\u003cp\u003eDated and published in 1938, the United States Geological Survey’s “Hawley” presents northeastern Pennsylvania at a scale of 1:62,500, translating the region’s wooded uplands, waterways, roads, and settlements into the precise visual language of American topographic mapping. Centered on Hawley, a borough historically shaped by canal traffic, rail connections, and the timber and bluestone trades, the map captures a landscape in transition during the late Depression era. Its contour lines describe the folded terrain of the Pocono and Allegheny foothills, while its carefully differentiated colors distinguish water, woodland, built routes, and relief. The result is both a scientific document and a richly detailed portrait of a rural Pennsylvania district on the eve of modern recreational development.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe USGS, established in 1879, became the definitive cartographic authority for mapping the nation’s geology, water resources, and topography. By the 1930s, its quadrangles had become essential tools for engineers, planners, conservationists, and travelers, combining field survey, triangulation, and standardized symbology into maps of remarkable clarity. This Hawley sheet belongs to that tradition: disciplined, utilitarian, and visually elegant. Every contour interval, stream course, road junction, and elevation figure contributes to a layered understanding of the land. Unlike pictorial or promotional maps, the USGS style derives its beauty from accuracy. Its dense web of lines and symbols invites close reading, revealing how ridges, valleys, settlements, and transportation corridors respond to the underlying physical geography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLake Wallenpaupack is one of the map’s defining features, a broad, sinuous reservoir northeast of Hawley whose shoreline reshaped the local landscape after its creation in the 1920s for hydroelectric power. By 1938, it had already become a striking modern presence among older villages, creeks, and wooded hills. The map records its coves, bends, and tributary inlets with the calm authority of survey cartography, setting the lake within a wider hydrological network that includes Paupack Creek, smaller ponds, and numerous unnamed streams. These waters give structure to the region, carving valleys, feeding mills and settlements, and later supporting recreation. The contrast between engineered reservoir and ancient drainage patterns makes this sheet especially compelling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Lackawaxen River, flowing through the wider Hawley area toward its confluence with the Delaware River, provides another historical and geographical thread. In the nineteenth century, the Lackawaxen Valley was closely tied to the Delaware and Hudson Canal, which helped move anthracite coal from Pennsylvania’s interior toward eastern markets. Although this 1938 map speaks in the restrained vocabulary of roads, watercourses, contours, and place names, it quietly preserves the geography behind that industrial story. Routes follow valleys where passage is easiest; settlements gather near crossings, river bends, and gentler grades. The Delaware River, one of the great boundary rivers of the eastern United States, anchors the broader regional setting and evokes centuries of travel, trade, and settlement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a topographic composition, “Hawley” rewards sustained attention. The hilly terrain is not merely indicated but sculpted through contour lines, showing the rise and fall of forested slopes, the incised paths of streams, and the uneven ground around lakes and rural roads. Small ponds, tributaries, wooded tracts, and dispersed communities create a finely grained landscape, neither wilderness nor city, but a region shaped by water, work, and terrain. The map preserves the road network and settlement pattern of 1938, offering a benchmark against which later development can be imagined. For collectors, it is an evocative example of USGS mapping at its best: exacting, historically resonant, and quietly beautiful.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCities, towns and places on this map\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHawley, Pennsylvania\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLake Wallenpaupack\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDelaware River\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLackawaxen River\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaupack Creek\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVarious lakes and ponds throughout the area\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLocal road networks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStreams and tributaries\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForested areas surrounding landmarks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHistorical context \u0026amp; cartographic details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduced by the United States Geological Survey (USGS), a key governmental body responsible for mapping and geological data in the United States\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDated and published in 1938\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScale: 1:62,500\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFocuses on Hawley, Pennsylvania and the surrounding area\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFeatures typical USGS topographical styling, including contour lines showing elevation changes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUses a color palette to distinguish different types of terrain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShows detailed elevation contours and topographical features of Pennsylvania’s hilly, varied terrain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes water features such as lakes, rivers, streams, and tributaries\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReflects the geographical understanding, road networks, settlement patterns, and natural features of the area in the late 1930s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes numeric elevation and topographic identifiers that help interpret the landscape\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLooking for a particular place?\u003c\/strong\u003e Review the detailed images to confirm that the town, landmark or feature you have in mind appears on the map. If you are unsure, \u003ca target=\"”_blank”\" href=\"\/it\/pages\/contact-us\"\u003eask our workshop to check before you order\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDetailed maps are especially rewarding at larger sizes, where names, boundaries and decorative features have more room to be appreciated. Use the close-up preview and size guide to choose the right scale for your wall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis map looks amazing at sizes all the way up to 50in (125cm). If you are looking for a larger map, please \u003ca href=\"\/it\/pages\/contact-us\"\u003eget in touch\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe model in the listing images is holding the 16x20in (40x50cm) version of this map.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhere personalisation is available, you can add a short title or dedication, mark one meaningful place, or request one considered visual detail. \u003ca target=\"”_blank”\" href=\"\/it\/pages\/map-personalisation\"\u003eSee personalised map examples\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEvery piece is printed to museum-grade archival standards using fade-resistant pigment inks on acid-free matte paper. Choose an unframed map print, framed map or canvas using the finish options above. 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