1910 Map of Ramapo

About this map

Sloatsburg and Suffern anchor the transition from the steep Ramapo Mountains to the developing valleys of southeastern New York and northern New Jersey at the turn of the century. The Ramapo River and the Erie R.R. define the primary corridor of commerce and travel, cutting through the highlands near Hillburn. This survey reveals a landscape of early suburbanization and institutional growth, evidenced by the Childrens Home and Agatha Home near Nanuet. In the more isolated northern reaches, small communities like Johnsontown and Laden-town are found among the peaks and glacial ponds such as Little Long Pond and Potake Lake. The map serves as a vital record for genealogists tracing family names through places like Masonicus and schools like Airmount School, providing a clear look at the region before mid-century development transformed the borderlands between Orange Co. and Bergen Co.