1946 Map of Little Falls

About this map

The Mohawk River corridor dominates this mid-century topographic record, where the industrial and transport infrastructure of Little Falls meets the agricultural uplands of Salisbury and Manheim. The map documents a critical nexus of New York transit, showing the Barge Canal running parallel to the New York Central railroad through the narrow river gap. Outside the main river valley, the landscape is dotted with rural identifiers essential for family history, including numerous schoolhouses from School No 1 to School No 9 and distinctive landmarks like the Yellow Ch and the Airway Beacon. Settlement patterns follow the water, from the concentrated center of Dolgeville on East Canada Creek down to the smaller hamlets of Ingham Mills and the riverside Fink Basin. This survey preserves the exact placement of several burial grounds, including the St Marys Cem and the Fink-Van Valkenburg Cem, near the site of Indian Castle.