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1954 Map of Oswego West

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Oswego West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

About this map

Lake Ontario borders the shoreline where the Oswego River meets the historic defenses of Fort Ontario. This 1954 survey, updated with 1976 aerial data, captures the post-war expansion of the State University College at Oswego and the urban growth of Oswego. Away from the harbor, the landscape transitions into a series of small agricultural and residential nodes such as Fruit Valley and Oswego Center.

Genealogists and local historians will find significant detail in the rural sections, including the Union Village Rural Cem and Irish Settlement Cem. The map documents a dense network of numbered schoolhouses like School No 9 and School No 13, which served the outlying communities along Bunker Hill and Tug Hill. The topography is defined by the winding paths of Eightmile Creek and Snake Creek, which drain through Snake Swamp toward the lake.