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1955 Map of Clinton

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Clinton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1957
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1957

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Hamilton College dominates the central landscape of this mid-1950s survey, its campus and the nearby College Hill settlement perched above the Oriskany Creek valley. The map documents an era when traditional transit routes like the historic Seneca Turnpike and the New York Central railroad corridors intersected with the modern expansion of the New York State Thruway cutting across the northern reaches of Westmoreland.

Genealogists and local historians can trace numerous family-named landmarks and rural burial grounds, including the Kirkland-Prospect Hill Cem and Twitchel Cem. The transition from the industrial activity at Clark Mills and Franklin Springs to the agricultural terrain of Augusta and Marshall is clearly visible. Distinctive features like the Radio Tower (WRUN) and the Hamilton College Reservoirs provide precise coordinates for mid-century infrastructure in Oneida County.