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1923 Map of Livingston Manor

Name: 1923 Topographic Map of Livingston Manor
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1928
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1928

About this map

Livingston Manor serves as a central hub on this Catskills landscape, where the confluence of the Beaver Kill and Willowemoc Creek defines the local geography. In the early 1920s, the region was a significant corridor for both industry and early tourism, evidenced by the presence of a Dye Works near Cooks Falls and a Creosote Plant south of Roscoe. The Ontario and Western RR tracks follow the winding river valleys, providing vital transportation for the area's timber and chemical industries, such as the Acid Plant in the town of Rockland.

A dense network of over a dozen district schools, including Morton Hill School and Dublin School, points to a highly decentralized rural population at this time. To the south, settlements like Jeffersonville and White Sulphur Springs are connected by the early New York State Highway system, while numerous lakes like Waneta Lake and Shandelee Lake indicate the area's emerging character as a highland retreat.