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1958 Map of Brewster

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Brewster
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1965
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1965

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The East Branch Croton River anchors this landscape of the mid-1950s, where massive water infrastructure projects like the Bog Brook Reservoir and East Branch Reservoir dominate the terrain. This survey reflects the complex water-management system serving downstream needs, which reshaped local geography and redirected old routes like New York and Hartford Road. The rail network of the New York Central and New York New Haven and Hartford railroads converges near the settlement of Brewster, highlighting the area's importance as a transportation junction during this era.

Familiar local names such as Haines Corners, Barnum Corners, and the curiously named Sodom appear alongside smaller water bodies like Ice Pond and Lake Tonetta. To the east, the New York-Connecticut border cuts through a patchwork of dairy-era hills, including Titicus Mtn and Round Mtn, while rural landmarks like Beaver Bog Ch and King St Ch mark the social centers of these small upstate and Fairfield County communities.