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1947 Map of Cornwall

Name: 1947 Topographic Map of Cornwall
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1947
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1947

About this map

Newburgh and Cornwall anchor this postwar landscape, defined by a heavy military presence and a complex network of transportation. In the years immediately following World War II, the Stewart Field Military Reservation and Stewart AAF occupy the northwest, while the West Point Military Reservation dominates the rugged southern terrain around Mt Rascal and Round Pond.

The industrial and social life of the valley is visible through the New York Ontario and Western Railroad and local landmarks like Orrs Mills on Moodna Creek. Local family and community roots can be traced through many rural schools, including Bethlehem School and Silver Stream School, alongside settlements like Vails Gate and Mountainville. The map captures the Hudson River shoreline at Plum Point just as modern road improvements were underway, noted by the road under construction leading toward the river.