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1943 Map of Pine Island

Name: 1943 Topographic Map of Pine Island
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1943
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1943

About this map

The Wallkill River and the engineered Cheechunk Canal dominate this landscape during the mid-war era, illustrating a complex system of drainage and transit in the fertile black dirt region. Agricultural and industrial interests intersect at Pine Island, where the Erie (Pine Island Branch) rail line terminates near the St Stanislaus Ch. The presence of the Universal Atlas Cement Co near Eden highlights the local extraction and processing economy that flourished alongside traditional farming.

Smaller hamlets like Snufftown, Little York, and Edenville are connected by a network of rural roads and the Lehigh and New England (New Jersey Branch) railroad. The topography is defined by prominent rises such as Mt Adam and Mt Eve, which stand in contrast to the low-lying Pumpkin Swamp. This survey provides a clear view of the Wawayanda and Warwick vicinities just as modern aerial mapping techniques began to document the evolving New York and New Jersey borderlands.