1943 Map of Brewster

About this map

The Great Swamp and the undulating hills of the New York-Connecticut border define this mid-century landscape. The area is dominated by the sprawling engineering of the Croton Watershed, featuring the massive Bog Brook Reservoir and East Branch Reservoir, which fundamentally reshaped the local topography to serve the needs of a growing metropolis. The New York Central railroad cuts through the western corridor, connecting rural outposts like Towners and Dykemans to the larger regional network.