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1945 Map of West Davenport

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

USGS Topo · Published 1945

About this map

The confluence of Charlotte Creek and the Susquehanna River highlights a landscape defined by its river-valley transportation corridors in the mid-1940s. The Delaware and Hudson and New York Central railroads converge near Cooperstown Junction and Colliersville, marking the area's importance as a rail hub between the Catskill foothills and the northern Susquehanna. The map reveals a densely settled rural infrastructure of the era, with numerous district schools like School No 16 and Prosser Hollow School serving isolated hollows.

Farming and local commerce are anchored by settlements such as West Davenport and Davenport Center, while the presence of family-named landmarks like Mc Minn Cem and Newell Cem provides significant data for genealogical research. The terrain is notably fractured by deep valleys such as Pumpkin Hollow and Houghtaling Hollow, which dictated the winding paths of early transit routes like the Old Turnpike.