1945 Map of New Berlin North

About this map

The Unadilla River serves as the central artery for this mid-1940s landscape, marking the boundary where Chenango Co meets Otsego Co. The terrain is characterized by a high density of small rural crossroads and named family settlements like Button City, Lambs Corners, and Tallette. The agricultural and social structure of the era is evident in the numerous small burial grounds and local schoolhouses, such as Sch No 3 and School No 9, which served the outlying farmsteads between the larger hubs of South Edmeston and Pittsfield. To the south, the Hoboken Dam and the Gaging Sta on the Unadilla highlight the importance of water management in this river valley. This survey provides a look at a transitional era in central New York, before many of these small-scale community markers were consolidated or lost to modern development.