1943 Map of Ilion

About this map

Frankfort and Ilion serve as the industrial anchors of this valley landscape during the Second World War. The corridor is dominated by the parallel alignment of the New York State Barge Canal, the Mohawk River, and the New York Central Railroad, reflecting a transportation network designed for heavy transit through the Mohawk Valley. Outside these dense riverside settlements, the terrain rises into several named summits including Hasenclever Hill, Osborne Hill, and Steuben Hill, where a more rural way of life persisted in the mid-1940s.