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1955 Map of Oriskany

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Oriskany
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1957
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1957

About this map

The Mohawk River corridor serves as the industrial and transportation backbone of this mid-1950s landscape, where the historic Erie Canal and New York Central Railroad run parallel through Oriskany and Whitesboro. This era is marked by the coexistence of traditional river-town life and the expanding infrastructure of the mid-century, evidenced by the presence of both the Oneida County Airport and the Utica Municipal Airport within a few miles of each other.

Institutional and military footprints are prominent, including the sprawling State Hospital near Marcy and the U S Mil Res Floyd Test Site in the north. Beyond the industrial valley, the map reveals a rural network of family-named landmarks like Townsend Cem and Moulton Cem, alongside smaller settlements such as Stittville and Holland Patent. The newly constructed New York State Thruway cuts across the southern portion of the sheet, signaling the shift toward modern interstate travel.