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1959 Map of State Line

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of State Line
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1960
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1960

About this map

Richmond Furnace and the village of State Line anchor this 1959 survey of the borderlands between New York and Massachusetts. The map reveals a landscape shaped by historical extraction, notably at Hudson Ore Bed Pond and Lee Ore Bed Pond, which mark the sites of former iron mining operations near the Richmond town line. Transportation networks dominate the northern corridor, where the New York Central railroad and the Massachusetts Toll Road cut through the hills near Edwards Park.

In the southern reaches, the terrain rises toward Tom Ball Mountain and Harvey Mountain, while the valleys host small settlements like Austerlitz and West Stockbridge Center. Local history is preserved in several burial grounds, including St Patrick Cem and Rockdale Cem. The mapping of the New York Massachusetts state line provides a precise view of the geopolitical boundary as it intersects rural roads and landmarks like Crane Lake.