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1967 Map of Greenlawn

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Greenlawn
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1988
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1988

About this map

The Pilgrim State Hospital complex and its extensive infrastructure dominate the central landscape of this western Suffolk County survey, situated between the growing suburban centers of Commack and Brentwood. This mid-century view documents the rapid expansion of residential tracts across the Dix Hills and Half Hollow Hills, where purple-tinted revisions highlight the conversion of former woodlots and fields into densely mapped housing developments.

Transportation corridors define the regional layout, with the Long Island Expressway and Northern State Parkway cutting through the center while the Long Island railroad serves the established hubs of Wyandanch, Deer Park, and Greenlawn. The map is particularly dense with educational and religious institutions, such as SS Cyril and Methodius Sch and Harborfields High Sch, reflecting the postwar population boom. Smaller pockets of industry remain visible, including several sandpits near Sunken Meadow State Park.