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1943 Map of Potsdam

Name: 1943 Topographic Map of Potsdam
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1961
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1961

About this map

Potsdam serves as the central hub of this northern New York landscape during the early 1940s, situated where the Raquette River flows north toward the St. Lawrence. The town's grid is firmly established alongside the river, while the New York Central rail line provides critical transit through the corridor, connecting Norwood and Sisson to the southern reaches. The river's industrial and logistical importance is underscored by the presence of a Surge Tank and the complex waterways surrounding Sugar Island.

Beyond the primary settlements, the rural character of St. Lawrence County is defined by a dense network of numbered schoolhouses, such as School No 20 and School No 24, and a series of family-named crossroads like Armstrong Corners and Sinclair Corners. Local genealogy is well-documented through numerous burial grounds, including Bayside Cem, Calvary Cem, and Old St Marys Cem, which mark the community's growth along the banks of Plum Brook and the West Branch St Regis River.