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1945 Map of Fleischmanns

Name: 1945 Topographic Map of Fleischmanns
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

Fleischmanns serves as the focal point of this mid-1940s topography, situated where the Bush Kill and Emory Brook converge. The landscape is defined by the high ridges of the Catskill Park, including Fleischmann Mountain and Hog Mountain, which hem in narrow valleys and hollows. The New York Central railroad corridor follows the winding course of the East Branch Delaware River, connecting settlements like Halcottsville and Kelly Corners with the larger village of Fleischmanns.

Evidence of rural community life is visible in the distribution of numbered schoolhouses, such as School No 6 and School No 14, and the Denver Sch in the north. The presence of Wawaka Lake and Lake Switzerland suggests the area's development as a mountain retreat. Significant local family and place-history sites include the Arkville Cem and numerous named hollows like Bragg Hollow and German Hollow, which reflect early settlement patterns in these Delaware County highlands.