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1940 Map of Port Leyden

Name: 1940 Topographic Map of Port Leyden
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1940
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1940

About this map

The Black River corridor defines the geography of Lewis County in this early 20th-century survey, reprinted at the onset of the 1940s. Industrial and transit hubs such as Port Leyden and Lyons Falls are positioned where the river meets the New York Central and Hudson River railroad, signaling the importance of water power and timber transport. The landscape transitions from the dramatic gorge at Whetstone Gulf to the recreational waters of Brantingham Lake and Little Otter Lake in the east.

Smaller hamlets and points of interest like Leyden Station PO, Goulds Mill, and Talcottville provide critical landmarks for genealogists and local historians tracing the settlement patterns of West Turin and Leyden. The map carefully details the varied terrain, from the heights of Welch Hill to the fertile banks of the Moose River, capturing the rural infrastructure of upstate New York during an era of significant rail-dependent commerce.