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1954 Map of Rotterdam Junction

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Rotterdam Junction
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

About this map

The Mohawk River corridor and its industrial transport legacy anchor this mid-century look at eastern New York. While the New York State Thruway cuts a modern path through the landscape, the historical footprint of the Erie Canal (Abandoned) remains visible alongside the Conrail and Boston and Maine Railroad lines. This intersection of commerce is centered on Rotterdam Junction, where the valley narrows between the hills of Glenville and Rotterdam.

Away from the river, the terrain rises into the rural reaches of Princetown, marked by numerous family-named roads and water bodies such as Mariaville Lake and Duane Lake. Genealogists and local historians will find significant detail in the placement of the Ferguson Cem and Princetown Ch, alongside landmarks of the era like the Gay Valley Air Park and the prominent Radar Tower atop the southern ridges.