1954 Map of Rotterdam Junction

About this map

The Mohawk River and New York State Barge Canal dominate the northern landscape of this mid-century survey, defining the industrial and transportation corridor through Rotterdam Junction. This area serves as a critical junction where the New York Central and Hudson River RR and the Delaware and Hudson RR converge near several local quarries. To the south, the terrain transitions into the upland settlements of Princetown and Mariaville, where the landscape is marked by smaller water bodies like Mariaville Lake and Duane Lake. The map provides significant genealogical detail through several family and local burial sites, including Van Slyck Cem and Ferguson Cem, and institutional landmarks such as the Princetown Ch and Woestina Sch. This 1954 data records the rural character of the region just as the modern interstate era arrived, shown by the early path of the New York State Thruway.