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1943 Map of Cooperstown

Name: 1943 Topographic Map of Cooperstown
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1994
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1994

About this map

Otsego Lake dominates this mid-century survey, with the village of Cooperstown established at its southern tip where the Susquehanna River begins its long journey south. This specific edition, updated with data from the early 1940s, reveals a landscape of transition where older rural patterns meet modern infrastructure. The presence of dismantled railroad beds near Oaks Creek and Chase Creek points to the fading influence of the local rail lines that once served the hop-growing and milling industries.

Smaller hamlets such as Fly Creek, Toddsville, and Bowerstown are well-defined, while numerous family and community burial grounds, including St Marys Cem and Adams Cem, offer significant detail for genealogists. The map also documents recreational and commercial sites like the Golf Course overlooking the lake and the Cooperstown Westville Airport further south, illustrating the area's development as a destination and regional hub.