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1954 Map of Voorheesville

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Voorheesville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1965
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1965

About this map

Watervliet Reservoir serves as a dominant central landmark in this mid-century view of Albany County, where the transition from agricultural valley to the dramatic Helderberg Escarpment is clearly defined. The landscape is a network of small hamlets like Guilderland Center and Voorheesville, interconnected by historic routes such as the Western Turnpike. A massive industrial and logistical presence is established by the U S Military Reservation Schenectady General Depot, positioned near the tracks of the New York Central.

Transport and topography shape the settlements here, with the Delaware and Hudson railroad cutting through the terrain toward New Scotland. Local life is recorded through the placement of the Pine Bush Sch, St Madelene Sophie Ch, and several community burial grounds including Prospect Hill Cemetery. The map captures the area just as suburban expansion began to reach westward from the Albany City Boundary.