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1924 Map of Andes

Name: 1924 Topographic Map of Andes
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1932
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1932

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Shavertown and Pepacton sit along the winding East Branch Delaware River, occupying a valley floor that would later be transformed by reservoir construction. This 1920s landscape is defined by its deep connectivity between isolated hill communities and the river-level rail lines. The Delaware and Northern RR follows the southern river fork, while the New York Ontario and Western Ry serves the northwestern corner near DeLancey.

Social life in the Catskills is centered on a dense network of one-room schoolhouses, including the Gladstone Hollow School and the Mary Smith School, and landmarks like the Cabin Hill Church. The topography is defined by significant ridges like Colchester Mountain and Devils Backbone, with the landscape carved into numerous hollows such as Coles Clove and Wolf Hollow, each supporting small agricultural or timber-related settlements at the time of the survey.