1956 Map of Cataract

About this map

Cataract sits at the heart of this landscape, positioned near the dramatic descent of Mill Creek at Upper Cataract Falls and Lower Cataract Falls. This mid-century survey documents a region defined by its water and woods, showing the expansion of Cagles Mill Lake and the established boundaries of the Owen-Putnam State Forest. The map preserves the alignment of the Old Indian Boundary, which cuts diagonally across the topography, a remnant of early frontier surveying that still shaped local property lines and municipal divisions decades later.