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1945 Map of Utica East

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

USGS Topo · Published 1945

About this map

Utica serves as a dense industrial and transport hub at the close of the second World War, defined by the parallel paths of the Mohawk River, the Barge Canal, and the N Y C R R. The city's civic infrastructure is well-documented, featuring the Court House, General Hospital, and the Utica Free Academy. To the east, the Masonic Home and School occupies a significant tract near Realls Cr.

Southward, the landscape rises into the hills of Frankfort and Litchfield, where the settlement pattern shifts to a network of rural schoolhouses and family-named cemeteries. Features like the Graffenburg Reservoir and various district schools, including Brockway School and Brick Schoolhouse, reveal the decentralized community structure of the uplands. This survey provides a precise look at the transition from the bustling Mohawk Valley corridor to the surrounding agricultural and residential highlands.