1944 Map of Fort Plain

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The Mohawk River valley dominates this mid-century landscape, serving as a busy corridor for both the New York Central Railroad and the New York State Barge Canal. The riverside settlements of St Johnsville and Fort Plain function as the primary hubs, surrounded by a network of smaller farming hamlets like Hallsville, Mindenville, and Freysbush. Evidence of the region’s long agricultural and family history is visible in the numerous small burial grounds and rural schoolhouses that dot the hills, including the Nellis Cem and Klock Cem north of the river, and Walts Sch to the south.