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1931 Map of Ramapo

Name: 1931 Topographic Map of Ramapo
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1956
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1956

About this map

The Ramapo River valley and the highlands of the Palisades Interstate Park define this detailed survey, conducted across the late 1920s and early 1930s. The landscape is a transition between the rocky ridges of Tiger Mtn and Jackie Jones Mtn and the developing residential and institutional corridors of eastern Rockland County. A significant concentration of early 20th-century social infrastructure is visible, including the sprawling grounds of Letchworth Village and various charitable facilities like the Kingsland Home and St Agatha Home.

Transportation networks are caught in a moment of transformation, with the Erie railroad serving established towns like Suffern, Sloatsburg, and Spring Valley while the early footprints of the Thruway and Palisades Interstate Parkway begin to slice through the terrain. From the secluded estates of Tuxedo Park to the numerous schools such as School No 9, the map documents the community life of a region poised for suburban expansion.