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1948 Map of Taborton

Name: 1948 Topographic Map of Taborton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1948
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1948

About this map

The high plateau and glacial kettle ponds of eastern Rensselaer County dominate this post-war landscape. Small hamlets like East Poestenkill and Taborton are surrounded by an intricate network of water bodies, including Dyken Pond, Big Bowman Pond, and Little Bowman Pond. The map reveals the community infrastructure of the mid-1940s, marking local institutions such as School No 7, Toad Point Sch, and the Fifty Six Ch.

Conservation and recreation are clearly established themes here, as evidenced by the large Capital District Forest and Game Refuge and the presence of Camp Kiwanis. The terrain is punctuated by distinctive heights like Perigo Hill and The Gipfel, which overlook the headwaters of the Poesten Kill and Quacken Kill. Genealogists will find value in the specific locations of family-named landmarks like Snyder Cem and Bucks Corner, situated along the winding rural roads connecting Grafton and Berlin.