1949 Map of Cohoes

About this map

The Hudson River serves as the central artery for this industrial and historical landscape, where the confluence with the Mohawk River anchors the growing cities of Cohoes and Troy. This postwar era map captures the complex engineering of the Erie Canal and Champlain Canal systems as they navigate the region's topography alongside the Boston and Maine and New York Central railroads. To the north, the Saratoga National Historical Park preserves the grounds of Bemis Heights, providing a stark contrast to the nearby mill towns like Stillwater and Mechanicville. The eastern portion of the sheet is dominated by the sprawling Tomhannock Reservoir, which submerged earlier rural landscapes to provide water for the surrounding urban centers. Dozens of numbered schools, such as School No 9 and School No 3, remain scattered across the uplands near Rice Mtn and Mt Rafinesque, documenting the persistence of rural districts even as the river valleys industrialized.