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1941 Map of Plattsburg

Name: 1941 Topographic Map of Plattsburg
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1941
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1941

About this map

Plattsburg serves as the focal point of this 1941 survey, dominated by a heavy military presence at the Plattsburg Barracks and the Plattsburg Training Camp just before the United States entered World War II. The map details the intricate shoreline of Lake Champlain, highlighting the maritime importance of the region through landmarks like the Cumberland Head L H and Valcour L H.

Across the water, the islands of South Hero are interconnected by the Rutland railroad and the Sand Bar Bridge, while the New York side reveals a landscape of early 20th-century tourism and local industry. From the iconic Hotel Champlain at Bluff Point to the natural wonder of Ausable Chasm near Keeseville, the map records a network of rural schoolhouses and ferry crossings, such as the Burrington Ferry at Port Kent, that once linked these lakeside communities.