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1947 Map of Claverack

Name: 1947 Topographic Map of Claverack
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

About this map

Claverack and Philmont anchor this mid-1940s landscape, where industrial remnants and rural hamlets meet the rising elevations of the Taconic region. The area is defined by a dense network of waterways, including Claverack Creek and Agawamuck Creek, which powered local industry at sites like Red Mills and Glenco Mills. Significant elevation changes are marked by High Falls near Philmont and Buttermilk Falls further west, illustrating the water power that once drove the region's economy.

Transportation corridors are deeply etched into the terrain, from the historic Albany Post Road to the tracks of the Boston and Albany and New York Central railroads. Educational life is visible through several numbered rural schoolhouses, such as School No 12 and School No 8, which served the scattered farming communities of Taghkanic and Greenport. The map captures a moment when traditional agrarian patterns still dominated the landscape between the larger manufacturing centers.