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1939 Map of Rouses Point

Name: 1939 Topographic Map of Rouses Point
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1941
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1941

About this map

Lake Champlain dominates this borderlands landscape, where the international boundary with the Dominion of Canada meets the state lines of New York and Vermont. The strategic importance of the Richelieu River outlet is marked by Fort Montgomery and the U.S. Custom House at Rouses Point. The map captures a sophisticated 1930s transport network, including the Rutland and Delaware and Hudson railroads connecting lakeside towns like Chazy and Alburg.

On the Vermont side, Isle La Motte and the Alburg peninsula are dotted with local landmarks, from the South End Cem to several quarries. Small rural schools like Jerusalem Sch and Bush Sch serve the scattered farming communities, while the New York shore features more concentrated settlements such as Coopersville and Beekmantown. The intricate shoreline of bays and points, including Kings Bay and Treadwell Bay, reflects an era when the lake remained the primary geographical anchor for both commerce and local identity.