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1965 Map of Readburn

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Readburn
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

The Cannonsville Reservoir dominates this Delaware County landscape, illustrating the mid-century transformation of the Catskills to support the N.Y. City Water Supply. This survey captures the region just as the reservoir's construction altered the valley of the West Branch Delaware River, showing the proximity of settlements like Rock Rift and Beerston to the new shoreline. To the south, the terrain remains deeply wooded and steep, protected within the Sixts Forest Preserve.

Genealogical and local history details are preserved in the mapping of remote communities and landmarks, such as the Community Full Gospel Ch and Readburn Cem near the town of Readburn. Long-standing industry is evidenced by numerous Quarries dotting the ridges of Houck Mountain and Tower Mountain, where the Pines Lookout Tower overlooks the sprawling watershed and the intricate system of an underground Aqueduct.