1957 Map of Peekskill

About this map

Peekskill and the surrounding Hudson Highlands are documented here in a detailed postwar portrait of the lower Hudson Valley. The map centers on the winding Hudson River, showing the narrow navigation through the highlands past the Monastery of Mary Immaculate and Con Hook. To the north, the institutional footprint of Highland Falls and Ladycliff College stands opposite the wooded slopes of Philipstown, while south of the river bend, industrial and residential expansion is evident in Buchanan and Verplanck. Notable for local historians is the depiction of Continental Village, a site of significant Revolutionary War importance, and the transition of smaller hamlets like Toddville and Pleasantside as they began to integrate into the suburban fabric of Westchester County. This revision, based on 1950s surveys with later updates, captures the region's balance of historic military sites, river-dependent industry, and growing residential corridors.