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1945 Map of Stratford

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

USGS Topo · Published 1960

About this map

East Canada Creek carves a deep valley through this mid-1940s landscape, serving as a geographic anchor for the rural communities of Stratford and Emmonsburg. The terrain is defined by the heavy timber of Adirondack State Park, where the boundary between Herkimer and Fulton counties follows the rugged uplands. Settlement is clustered along valley roads, marked by local institutions such as School No 10 and the Roundtop Cem east of the main village.

Water management and natural resources are evident in the northern reaches, where Knapp Reservoir and Stony Brook Lake sit among peaks like Oak Mtn. An interesting industrial artifact, an Aqueduct, is noted near Sprite Creek, indicating the movement of water across this complex topography. This survey, based on aerial photography from the final years of the war, preserves the exact footprint of small settlements like Knappville and Bliss Corner before later decades altered the rural Adirondack interior.