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1943 Map of Plattsburg

Name: 1943 Topographic Map of Plattsburg
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1949
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1949

About this map

Plattsburg serves as the regional hub in this mid-century survey of the Lake Champlain shoreline, where the Saranac River meets the bay. The map illustrates a landscape of established lakeside communities and island outposts, including the resort-centered Hotel Champlain and the northern reaches of Adirondack State Park. Transportation networks are heavily represented by the Rutland Railroad crossing the islands to the east and the Delaware and Hudson line running south toward Port Kent.

Genealogists can identify localized landmarks such as Scomotion Sch and Sampson Cem, while the maritime character of the era is preserved through numerous points, bays, and lighthouse locations like Valcour L H. The geography reveals a complex interaction between the New York and Vermont coastlines, connected by ferry routes and a web of rural schools and mills like Laphams Mills that anchored the inland agricultural districts of Peru and Beekmantown.