1946 Map of Durham

About this map

Catskill Creek carves a deep valley through the high country where Greene and Albany counties meet, anchoring a network of small upland settlements during the mid-1940s. The landscape is defined by the convergence of steep terrain like Mt Pisgah and Scott Patent Hill with a dense system of rural schoolhouses and family burial grounds. Significant hamlets such as Preston Hollow, Potter Hollow, and Oak Hill are depicted with their historical building footprints, reflecting a period when localized education and commerce were centered around sites like Central Sch and the Cheese Hill School. The map captures the intricate drainage patterns of Cheese Hill Creek and Fox Creek, alongside long-established cemeteries including Brookside Cem and Pratt Cem, providing an essential record of the Catskill foothills before later 20th-century shifts in rural population and land use.