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1960 Map of Millbrook

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Millbrook
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1962
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1962

About this map

Millbrook and the surrounding Dutchess County countryside appear here in the early 1960s, defined by a landscape of institutional campuses, historic road networks, and scattered estates. The village is a significant educational and social hub, anchored by the sprawling Bennett College campus and the Dutchess Sch, while the County Home and St Josephs Sch sit nearby. The mapping reveals a transition from traditional agricultural land to more specialized uses, including a large Golf Course and several rural residential pockets like Millbrook Heights and Littlerest.

Genealogists will find notable burial sites such as the Nine Partners Cem and Stanford Cem, which speak to the area's Quaker and early settler heritage. The terrain is marked by prominent elevations like Chestnut Ridge and Tower Hill, while water features like Wappinger Creek and Dieterich Pond drain the valley. Old thoroughfares such as Shunpike and the Bontecou Road connect established hamlets like Stanfordville and Mabbettsville across the rolling topography.