1949 Map of Cohoes

About this map

Saratoga National Historical Park anchors the northern reaches of this mid-century survey, marking the ground where the Battle of Saratoga turned the tide of the American Revolution. The landscape is defined by the confluence of the Hudson River, Mohawk River, and Hoosic River, a hydraulic network that powered the industrial growth of Cohoes and Troy. The transition from early nineteenth-century transport to modern infrastructure is visible in the paths of the Champlain Canal and its predecessor, the Old Champlain Canal, which weave alongside the Boston and Maine RR. In the eastern hills, the massive Tomhannock Reservoir dominates Pittstown, while numerous numbered school districts, such as School No 12, and rural settlements like Speigletown and Bemis Heights offer specific data points for genealogists researching family land and local community structures in the late 1940s.