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1943 Map of Dresden

Name: 1943 Topographic Map of Dresden
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1954
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1954

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Seneca Lake splits this wartime landscape, revealing a coastline defined by significant institutional and military activity during the early 1940s. On the eastern shore in Romulus, the expansive US Naval Training Station dominates the terrain near Sampson (PO), a massive facility established to support the war effort. Further south, the grounds of the Willard State Hospital occupy the lakefront at Willard.

Across the water in Yates County, the village of Dresden serves as a hub where the New York Central railroad meets the shoreline. The industrial history of the region is evident along the Keuka Lake Outlet, where Mays Mills and Cascade Mills line the waterway. Small rural crossroads like Ryal Corners, Townsend Corners, and Milo Center connect the upland farms, while several numbered schools and family burying grounds, such as City Hill Cem and Angus Cem, anchor the local genealogy of the township.