Loading map...

1945 Map of Stratford

Name: 1945 Topographic Map of Stratford
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1946
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1946

About this map

East Canada Creek carves a central path through this mid-century landscape where the industrial and natural worlds of the southern Adirondacks meet. At Stratford, the water’s course dictates the layout of the town, while further north, the Knapp Reservoir and the small settlement of Knappville show the management of upland water resources. The map captures the boundary between Herkimer and Fulton counties as it runs through Adirondack State Park, a region defined by high points like Oak Mtn and Bear Hill.

Southward, the land transitions into the farming and rural school districts of Oppenheim, anchored by School No 16 and the crossroads at Bliss Corner. The presence of Roundtop Cem and the small hamlet of Emmonsburg near the banks of Sprite Creek provides essential data points for those tracing the families and small communities that occupied these valleys before modern development altered the rural character of the southern forest edge.