Loading map...

1923 Map of Long Eddy

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

USGS Topo · Published 1923

About this map

The Delaware River defines the winding border between New York and Pennsylvania in this 1920s survey, where river-valley commerce meets the timbered uplands of the Catskills. The New York Ontario and Western RR and the Erie RR trace the water's edge, serving a network of small hamlets like Long Eddy and Equinunk. The landscape is dotted with the remnants of late 19th-century industry and community life, featuring the Buckingham Factory and numerous rural educational sites such as Smith Branch School and Gould School.

Deep in the interior, family-named peaks like Sam Miller Hill and Jehu Mtn overlook numerous small bodies of water including Basket Lake and Crystal Lake. The presence of the Liberty Highway in the north indicates the region's early transition toward modern road travel. Genealogists will find particular value in the clearly marked crossroads and tiny settlements such as Acidalia, Fishs Eddy, and French Woods, which were already established hubs long before the mid-century shifts in the regional economy.