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1957 Map of Poughkeepsie

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of Poughkeepsie
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1986
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1986

About this map

The Hudson River bisects this mid-century landscape, anchoring the transit corridor between the city of Poughkeepsie on the east bank and the highland fruit-growing regions of Ulster County to the west. The 1950s survey detail captures the city’s educational and institutional density, featuring the extensive grounds of Vassar College, Marist College, and the sprawling Hudson River State Hospital campus. Industrial and commercial activity concentrated along the riverfront is evident near the Mid-Hudson Bridge and the Poughkeepsie Bridge, which served as vital regional connections before the expansion of the New York State Thruway.

Suburban growth is visible in the blossoming residential tracts of Arlington, Fairview, and Red Oaks Mill. The map provides excellent genealogical detail through several burial grounds, including the large Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery and smaller family-named sites like Hutton Cem and Highland Cem across the water. Land use patterns reveal a mix of early-century leisure sites like the Dutchess Golf and Country Club alongside established manufacturing zones.