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1938 Map of Ramapo

Name: 1938 Topographic Map of Ramapo
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1938
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1938

About this map

Letchworth Village and the expansive tracts of the Palisades Interstate Park define the eastern and northern reaches of this Rockland County survey. The landscape is a study in contrasting development, where the industrial and transport corridor of the Erie RR connects valley settlements like Sloatsburg, Ramapo, and Suffern against a backdrop of complex terrain. To the north, numerous water bodies such as Lake Stahahe, Island Pond, and Lake Kanawauke reflect the era's conservation and recreation efforts along Seven Lakes Drive.

Genealogists will find significant value in the detailed plotting of local institutions and small hamlets, including the Harriman Farm Sch, St Agatha Home, and Kingsland Home near Nanuet. Smaller community hubs like Sandyfield and Johnsontown are preserved here before modern shifts, alongside country landmarks like Brick Church and Wesley Chapel that served the rural population between the Ramapo River and Mahwah River valleys.