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1946 Map of Aldenville

Name: 1946 Topographic Map of Aldenville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

The Old Newburgh Turnpike cuts across the northern ridges of Wayne County, tracing a historic transportation corridor through the townships of Mount Pleasant and Lebanon. This survey, based on 1940s field data with 1960s revisions, illustrates a landscape defined by its water resources and upland agriculture. The State Fish Hatchery sits near Miller Pond, while the village of Aldenville is positioned along the Lackawaxen River in the southwest.

Evidence of early community life is visible at Red Schoolhouse Corner and the St Cecelia Ch near Whites Valley. The eastern half of the map is dominated by the East Branch Dyberry Creek and West Branch Dyberry Creek, which converge near the landmark Tanners Falls. Significant notes in the margin indicate that portions of the valley, including land near Dyberry, were subject to controlled inundation following the construction of the General Edgar Jadwin Dam.