1975 Map of State Line

About this map

State Line and the border between Massachusetts and New York are captured here through mid-1970s aerial photography, revealing a landscape defined by sharp topographical ridges and narrow valley corridors. The settlement pattern follows these natural breaks, with West Stockbridge Center and Williamsville situated along the eastern drainage of the Williams River. In the southwest, the Green River carves a winding path past the community of Austerlitz, illustrating how early colonial-era boundaries and subsequent transportation routes were dictated by the rugged Berkshire and Taconic terrain. This orthophotoquad provides a direct visual record of land use and forest cover, showing the dense timber and cleared clearings near Housatonic just before the end of the 20th century.