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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

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Harriman State Park dominates the northwestern portion of this 1930s landscape, a terrain of high peaks and significant water bodies. Notable elevations such as Big Hill, Cedar Pond Mtn, and Tom Jones Mtn overlook a network of lakes including Sebago Lake and Lake Kanawauke. The industrial and social history of the era is marked by the presence of Letchworth Village near Thiells and the strategic route of the Erie Railroad through the Ramapo River valley.

Settlement patterns in the late 1920s and early 1930s show a shift from the wilderness of the Ramapo mountains to the developing communities of Spring Valley, Suffern, and Nanuet. In the east, the New Jersey and New York Railroad connects the southern valley towns. Local landmarks like the Claudius Smith Rock and the Fire Tower on Parker Cabin Mtn provide specific points of interest for those studying the regional geography and early conservation efforts in Rockland County.