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1942 Map of Goshen

Name: 1942 Topographic Map of Goshen
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1956
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1956

About this map

Goshen serves as a busy hub in central Orange County during the early 1940s, anchored by the Erie and New York Ontario and Western Line railroads. The town's institutional character is defined by the Goshen Central School, Interpines Hospital, and the Selesian School, while the outlying landscape is dotted with dairy and agricultural landmarks like Bordens Dairy and the Grange Hall near Hamptonburg.

Water management and local industry are visible through the Goshen Reservoir, a Sewage Disposal Plant, and a Filter Plant south of town. The terrain is marked by the winding Wallkill River and Otter Kill, creating low-lying features such as Purgatory Swamp. Transportation infrastructure includes the Sara Wells Airport and early highway developments like the 3 Lane road segments, reflecting a period when small-town rural life was increasingly connected by rail, road, and air.