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1945 Map of Roxbury

Name: 1945 Topographic Map of Roxbury
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1960
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1960

About this map

The East Branch Delaware River carves a narrow, vital corridor through the high terrain of the Catskills, serving as the primary conduit for the New York Central railroad. This mid-century landscape is defined by small, family-named settlements perched in mountain hollows and narrow valleys, reflecting a long-established pattern of high-elevation farming and industry. Concentrated activity centers on the town of Roxbury and the hub at Grand Gorge, while more remote communities like Moffit Settlement and West Settlement dot the surrounding slopes.

Upland features such as the Moresville Range and Schultice Mountain hem in the drainage basins of the Batavia Kill and Bear Kill. The placement of landmarks like the Township Ch and the hamlet of Stratton Falls reveals the intimate relationship between the rugged topography and the social geography of Delaware County during this era, before many such rural networks were altered by later development.