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1960 Map of Phoenicia

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of Phoenicia
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1962
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1962

About this map

Esopus Creek carves a deep valley through the heart of the Catskill State Forest Preserve in this 1960 revision of the landscape. The geography is defined by narrow settlement corridors where the New York Central railroad and winding roads connect hamlets like Phoenicia and Chichester. The map captures the social infrastructure of these mountain communities through sites like the Shandaken Rural Cem and Our Lady of Good Counsel Ch near Allaben.

Tracing the tributary waters of Stony Clove Creek and Woodland Valley Creek reveals the isolation of the surrounding peaks, including Sheridan Mtn and Romer Mountain. To the southeast, the terrain opens toward Boiceville and Beechford, where the Onteora Central Sch and several family cemeteries, such as the Hudler Cem and Longyear Cem, mark the established local genealogy of the central Catskills.