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1957 Map of Warwick

Name: 1957 Topographic Map of Warwick
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1990
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1990

About this map

The agricultural and institutional landscape of southern Orange County is anchored by the village of Warwick, shown here in the late 1950s. The region is defined by a series of distinct valleys and ridges, where the Lehigh and Hudson River RR and Erie RR trace the low ground between Bellvale Mountain and the Goshen Hills. A significant landmark of the era is the expansive State Training School for Boys situated near Wickham Lake, which reflects the mid-century presence of state institutions in the rural New York countryside.

Local settlements like Florida, Chester, and Sugar Loaf appear as established community centers connected by a network of named roads including Kings Highway. Genealogists and local historians can locate smaller hamlets such as Wisner and Bellvale, along with family-named burial sites like the Roe Cem and Wisner Cem. The Appalachian Trail also makes a notable appearance, winding across the southern high ground toward Mount Peter Rd.