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1953 Map of Copake

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Copake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1955
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1955

About this map

Roeliff Jansen Kill and the Noster Kill wind through the valleys of eastern Columbia County, anchoring a landscape defined by its dairy farms and iron mining history. The settlement at Copake Falls sits at the foot of Washburn Mountain, while the Central railroad corridor connects the smaller hamlets of Boston Corner and Whitehouse Crossing along the southern border. The terrain rises sharply toward the east into Mount Washington State Park, where a Lookout Tower stands on the heights near Alander Mtn.

Genealogists and local historians can trace the distribution of early 1950s rural life through features like the West Copake Ch and the numerous small water bodies including Chrysler Pond, Long Pond, and Miller Pond. Industrial traces remain visible at Weed Mines, reflecting the region's productive past. The southwestern corner of the quadrangle is marked by the village of Ancramdale, situated near the headwaters of Punch Brook and the expansive Drowned Lands Swamp.