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1967 Map of Ossining

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Ossining
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1969
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1969

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Sing Sing Prison stands prominently on the eastern bank of the Hudson River in this detailed Westchester County survey. The landscape is defined by massive public works projects and institutional campuses, from the New Croton Dam and the expansive Croton Reservoir in the north to the subterranean paths of the Catskill Aqueduct and Old Croton Aqueduct. These engineering marvels cut through a region of high ridges like Bald Mtn and Stayback Hill, supporting the dense residential growth of Ossining and Briarcliff Manor.

Education and religious history are heavily represented through landmarks like the Maryknoll Seminary, Briarcliff College, and Pace College. In the west, industrial remnants such as the Emery Mines near Salt Hill contrast with the burgeoning suburban sprawl around Chappaqua and Pleasantville. The rail corridor of the Penn Central follows the river, while the Taconic State Parkway and Saw Mill River Parkway provide high-speed transit through the wooded valleys of New Castle.