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1951 Map of North Wilna

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of North Wilna
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1951
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1951

About this map

Pine Camp Military Reservation dominates the landscape of northern New York, occupying a vast portion of the territory between the Indian River and the Jefferson and Lewis County line. The mid-century geography reveals a region of transition, where established rural communities like North Wilna and Lewisburg exist alongside expanding military grounds and artillery training zones such as the Wilna Range. The intersection of industrial history and institutional growth is evident in the presence of Woods Mill and the New York Central railroad, which provided vital transit through this pocket of the North Country.

Genealogists and local historians can locate several rural educational landmarks, including Sand Hill School No 5 and Hosford School No 7, alongside small settlement nodes like Ormiston Corners and Cowan Corner. In the southeastern corner, Natural Bridge and its adjacent Natural Bridge Cemetery sit near the county boundary, while more obscure landmarks such as Ney Hill and Barr Hill define the local topography south of the military reservation.