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1955 Map of Port Jefferson

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Port Jefferson
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1957
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1957

About this map

The deep harbor of Port Jefferson Harbor anchors this mid-century survey of the Suffolk County coastline. The village of Port Jefferson serves as a central hub, where the Long Island Railroad terminates near the concentration of healthcare facilities like St Charles Hospital and Mather Memorial Hospital. The landscape transitions from the developed maritime and rail corridors to the coastal estates of Belle Terre and the sandy reaches of Old Field Beach.

Tracing the historical fabric of Brookhaven Town, the map identifies significant residential landmarks such as the Thompson House and Jayne Sherwood House. The southern portion of the sheet shows the inland expansion toward Terryville and Selden, where a growing network of residential streets and schools like the Port Jefferson Station-Terryville Sch begins to fill the space between old agrarian town lines and the Nesconset-Port Jefferson Road.