1948 Map of Baldwinsville

About this map

The Seneca River and Oneida River converge at Three Rivers to form the Oswego River, creating a complex inland waterway system defined by the modern Barge Canal. This 1948 survey by the U.S. Geological Survey captures Baldwinsville and Phoenix during a period of established industrial and maritime activity along these historic corridors. The landscape is marked by a network of rural schoolhouses, such as School No 14 and School No 11, and family-named cemeteries including Chase Cem and Rouse Cem. The Delaware Lackawanna and Western Road and New York Central Road parallel the waterways, illustrating the tight relationship between rail and river transit in Onondaga and Oswego counties. Large land tracts like Horseshoe Island and smaller features like Treasure Island punctuate the river bends, while the Golf Course south of Baldwinsville signals mid-century suburban development.