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1943 Map of Manlius

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

USGS Topo · Published 1943

About this map

The Old Erie Canal and the modern Barge Canal parallel one another across this landscape, illustrating the evolution of New York's inland waterways. Just south of the canals, the glacial geology of Green Lakes State Park is documented in detail, featuring the deep basins of Green Lake and Round Lake. The industrial and transport character of the 1940s is evident in the dense network of the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad and the presence of Bennett Airport near Kirkville.

Educational history is preserved through numerous rural school sites, including the New Guinea School and Manlius Academy, while family-centered hamlets like Fyler Settlement and Peck Corners anchor the upland farming districts. The transition from the flat Pine Plains and Cicero Swamp in the north to the rising Tuscarora Hills in the south defines the region's topography, with the Onondaga and Madison county line cutting through the drainage of Chittenango Creek.