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1943 Map of Richland

Name: 1943 Topographic Map of Richland
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1943
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1943

About this map

Richland serves as the central hub of this northern New York landscape during the early 1940s, anchored by the junction of the New York Central railroad and a grid of rural roads like Central Road and Peck Road. The area exhibits a dense network of local institutions, including the County Sanatarium near Orwell and the Beulah Park Camp Grounds just outside the main village.

Water defines the terrain, with the Salmon River carving a winding path through the southern half of the quadrangle past Pineville and Altmar. Researchers will find a high concentration of decentralized rural infrastructure, from numbered schoolhouses like School No 19 and School No 3 to family-named landmarks such as Noyes Woods and the Tinker Tavern at the southern edge. The map reflects a mid-century agricultural and transit economy before the consolidation of rural services.