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1943 Map of Poughkeepsie

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

USGS Topo · Published 1943

About this map

Poughkeepsie serves as the focal point of this mid-century survey, anchored by the Mid-Hudson Bridge spanning the Hudson River to Highland. The landscape reveals a sophisticated network of 1940s infrastructure and institutional geography, with major sites like Vassar College, St Andrews on the Hudson, and the Hudson River Hospital prominently mapped. To the south and east, the industrial and residential character of the river valley is defined by Wappingers Falls and Beacon, while rural schoolhouses like Lockwood Sch and Sloatmore Sch dot the surrounding uplands.

Transportation patterns are dominated by the New York Central and the New York New Haven and Hartford railroads, which facilitated the growth of junctions like Hopewell Junction. The map provides excellent detail for genealogists, marking numerous family-named landmarks and cemeteries such as St Marys Cemetery and Cedar Hill Cem. From the milling history of Redoak Mill to the medical legacy of the US Veterans Hospital, this sheet captures a region balancing its traditional river-borne industry with expanding suburban and institutional footprints.