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1958 Map of Brownville

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Brownville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

The Black River flows along the southern boundary of this Jefferson County landscape, serving as the industrial and transit anchor for the villages of Brownville and Glen Park. Just to the north, the terrain shifts into a mosaic of dairy country and wetlands, dominated by the Perch River State Game Management Area and the expansive waters of Perch Lake. This mid-century survey captures a rural network of family farms and small crossroads settlements like Stone Mills and Pamelia Center, connected by historic thoroughfares such as Military Road.

The presence of the New York Central railroad and numerous extractive sites, including several Quarry and Gravel Pit locations, points to the region's 1950s economic reliance on the river and its mineral resources. Local history is preserved in scattered landmarks, from the Jenkins Sch to several family-named burial grounds like Rouses Cem and Stevens Cem, reflecting the deep-rooted community structure before later modern developments.