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History · Prospect Park

Half of Prospect Park’s homes were built after 1955

Most of Prospect Park was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1955. Below: maps from 1948 on.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Prospect Park’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Prospect Park are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Prospect Park’s homes were built before 1955.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Prospect Park’s history is told.

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The story so far

Prospect Park, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Prospect Park yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Prospect Park is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Shippen Township, Cameron County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located along Pennsylvania Route 155 just east of the borough of Emporium. As of the 2010 census, the population in Prospect Park was 327 residents.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 327 to 270 (-17%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Prospect Park on the map, 1948 to 1994

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Prospect Park. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Prospect Park on the 1948 USGS mapProspect Park on the 1950 USGS mapProspect Park on the 1971 USGS mapProspect Park on the 1994 USGS map1948Emporium sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Prospect Park.

Famous people

Famous people close to Prospect Park

Nobody well known was born in Prospect Park itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Riki LindhomeAmerican actress · b. 1979
Joseph T. McNarneyUnited States Army general · b. 1893
Edward C. MeyerAmerican military officer · b. 1928
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Joanna ShieldsAmerican businesswomen, vice president and mana… · b. 1962
Nate SestinaAmerican basketball player · b. 1997
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Clair Alan BrownEnglish botanist · b. 1903
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.