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1943 Map of Syracuse East

Name: 1943 Topographic Map of Syracuse East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1943
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1943

About this map

Syracuse and its eastern industrial corridors define this mid-century landscape, dominated by the heavy rail infrastructure of the New York Central Railroad and the massive freight Yards near Minoa. The map documents a critical period of urban expansion into East Syracuse and Eastwood, where residential blocks meet the logistical arteries of the Erie Canal (Barge Canal) and its predecessor, the Old Erie Canal.

Social and educational institutions are well-marked, including the Orphans Home and specialized schools like the Pebble Hill Sch and Powlesland Sch. Beyond the city grid, the terrain rises toward Clark Hill and the protected lands of the Clark Reservation. Notable landmarks for local historians include the extensive St Marys Cemetery and the many named crossroads such as Schepps Corners and Barton Corners, which signal the area's agricultural past before postwar suburbanization transformed the De Witt and Fayetteville areas.