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1946 Map of Goshen

Name: 1946 Topographic Map of Goshen
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1946
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1946

About this map

Middletown and Goshen anchor this mid-century topographic survey of Orange County, where a complex network of steel rails defines the landscape. The Erie RR, New York Ontario and Western RR, and several other lines converge here, illustrating the region's importance as a transportation hub for the dairy and produce of the surrounding black soil region. The lowlands between Pellets Island and Big Island are marked by the Commissioners Ditch and Quaker Creek, drainage efforts that supported the local agriculture.

Industrial and community centers like Florida, Chester, and Campbell Hall appear alongside numerous family-named landmarks such as Sayers Hill, Mills Hill, and Joe Gee Hill. The survey captures the natural topography of the Wallkill River valley, showing the transition from the winding Wallkill River to the prominent heights of Sugarloaf Mt and Mt Adam in the southeast. This map preserves the rural character of the Hudson Valley before modern highway development reshaped its small-town connections.