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1944 Map of Altamont

Name: 1944 Topographic Map of Altamont
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1959
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1959

About this map

The village of Altamont sits at the base of the Helderberg Mountains, where the Delaware and Hudson railroad cuts through the terrain. This wartime-era mapping illustrates a landscape of high ridges and steep escarpments, notably around the Thacher State Park and the distinctive Indian Ladder cliffside. Educational and religious landmarks are prominent, including the Lasalette Seminary and the village Union Sch, while a network of numbered schoolhouses like School No 12 and School No 13 serve the surrounding rural townships of Knox and Berne.

Water and elevation dictate the settlement patterns seen here. The Bozen Kill carves a deep valley north of the village, featuring the Bozen Kill Falls, while upland plateaus hold Thompsons Lake and Warner Lake. For genealogists, the map preserves the locations of numerous family-named burial grounds such as Severson Cem, Snyder Cem, and Dottendorf Cem, which are scattered among the ridges and small crossroads like East Township.