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1944 Map of Cossayuna

Name: 1944 Topographic Map of Cossayuna
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

Cossayuna Lake serves as the central focal point of this 1944 survey, situated within the rolling uplands of Washington County. The settlement patterns reflect a late-era agricultural landscape, with scattered hamlets like South Argyle and East Greenwich connected by a network of rural roads, including the prominent Route 29. Local institutions that once anchored these communities are visible through the inclusion of the Rock Hill Sch and Beech Hill Sch, alongside several burial grounds such as the Argyle Cem and South Argyle Cem.

The southern portion of the map is defined by the winding course of the Batten Kill, where the terrain transitions into the wetlands of Peat Swamp. Named summits like Barkley Mtn and Murdock Mtn punctuate the landscape, while numerous smaller water bodies, including Summit Lake and McDougall Lake, illustrate the complex drainage of the region. This document preserves the exact arrangement of the county's rural infrastructure just as the mid-century period began.