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1943 Map of Ossining

Name: 1943 Topographic Map of Ossining
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1943
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1943

About this map

Sing Sing Prison and the busy riverside docks of Ossining anchor this mid-century survey of Westchester County's transition from riverfront industry to expansive upland estates. The shoreline of the Hudson River is dominated by the New York Central railroad corridor, while the inland terrain is defined by the massive New Croton Reservoir and its monumental Croton Dam.

Institutional presence is remarkably dense across these hills, featuring the Maryknoll Seminary, Teachers College, and the Sheltering Guardian Society Home. For the local historian, the map preserves the exact layout of established villages like Briarcliff Manor and Pleasantville alongside significant recreational landscapes such as the Sleepy Hollow Country Club and the State Game Refuge. The intricate network of roads, including the Albany Post Road, connects these centers to smaller crossroads like Van Tassells Corners and Buckhout Corners.