1945 Map of Stratford

About this map

Adirondack State Park land dominates the landscape of the southern Adirondack foothills in the mid-1940s, split by the winding course of East Canada Creek. The small settlement of Stratford serves as a central point for a network of country roads connecting isolated hamlets like Knappville and Emmonsburg. This geography reflects a period of transition where local water resources, such as Knapp Reservoir and Stony Brook Lake, supported both small-scale industry and the expanding state park system. Genealogists can find important family landmarks including School No 10 and the Roundtop Cem, while the inclusion of an Aqueduct and Substation near Sprite Creek points to the infrastructure development of the era. The terrain transitions from the high peaks of Oak Mtn and Bear Hill down to the creek valleys where Bliss Corner marks a junction in the agricultural and forested landscape.