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1943 Map of Little Falls

Name: 1943 Topographic Map of Little Falls
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

Little Falls serves as a critical industrial and transit hub during the early 1940s, where the Mohawk River and the Erie Canal carve through a narrow gap in the Mohawk Valley. The city's dense grid is flanked by the New York Central railroad, illustrating the intense concentration of mid-century transport infrastructure. Nearby, the presence of an Airway Beacon on the heights south of the river signals the evolving landscape of early aviation alongside traditional rail and water routes.

Rural hamlets like Ingham Mills and Manheim Center are connected by a network of numbered schoolhouses and family-named cemeteries, such as the Fink-Van Valkenburg Cem and Hess Cem. Along the eastern edge, East Canada Creek marks the boundary between Herkimer and Fulton Counties, flowing past Dolgeville and through Kyser Lake. The map reveals the local economy's reliance on these water systems, evidenced by Fivemile Dam and the remnants of the Aband Canal.