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1969 Map of Amityville

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Amityville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

Dense suburban development along the Nassau and Suffolk County line characterizes this late 1960s coastal survey. The landscape is defined by its transition from the northern cemeteries and industrial hubs like Republic Airport and Zahns Airport to the intricate canal-front communities of Amityville, Copiague, and Biltmore Shores. The extensive Pinelawn Cemetery complex and neighboring Beth Moses Cemetery dominate the northeast, while the Massapequa Preserve provides a significant green corridor following Massapequa Creek.

The shoreline along South Oyster Bay and Great South Bay reveals a highly engineered coastal environment, with numerous man-made channels like Amityville Creek and Narraskatuck Creek providing boat access for residential developments. Major transit arteries, including the Long Island RR and Southern State Pkwy, cut across the established grid of communities such as Massapequa Park and Lindenhurst, illustrating the mid-century growth of the Long Island suburbs.