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1946 Map of Peach Lake

Name: 1946 Topographic Map of Peach Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1946
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1946

About this map

The borderlands of Westchester County and Fairfield County are defined by a complex chain of glacial lakes and mid-century water management projects. Titicus Reservoir dominates the western landscape, while the historical hamlets of North Salem and South Salem serve as local hubs for the surrounding countryside. This survey captures the area just after World War II, revealing a network of small schoolhouses and rural places of worship like the Peach Lake Meeting House and the Mead Memorial Chapel.

Genealogists can find several family-named landmarks, including Mead Cem and Drews Cliff Cem. The map illustrates the natural hydrology of the region before significant modern suburbanization, tracing the Titicus River and Waccabuc River as they thread through a terrain of ridges such as Titicus Mtn and Scott Ridge. The concentration of water bodies, from Lake Waccabuc to Truesdale Lake, highlights the importance of these lakes to the local economy and settlement patterns during this era.