1957 Map of Manlius

About this map

Green Lakes State Park anchors this central New York landscape, preserving the unique glacial hydrology of Round Lake and Green Lake south of the rising residential corridors of the 1950s. The map illustrates a region in significant transition, where the heavy infrastructure of the New York Central Railroad and the New York State Thruway cuts across older agricultural hamlets like Fyler Settlement and Saintsville. Of particular interest to industrial historians is the trace of the Old Erie Canal, labeled here as abandoned, which mirrors the path of Pools Brook and the New York Central tracks through Kirkville. The topography shifts from the low, marshy reaches of Cicero Swamp in the north to the rising elevation of Eagle Hill in the south, while the village of Chittenango serves as a prominent eastern hub at the intersection of local routes and waterways.