Scope and Contents The maps in this collection comrpise a selection of maps from various sources which detail the industrial landscape around the hamlets of Cementon/Smith's Landing and Alsen in the Town of Catskill during the first quarter of the 20th century. The first map in the collection gives a broad overview of the full scope of land ownership by cement companies in what is styled the "Catskill Cement District" by the mapmaker. Three cement plants are shown in the map along with related workers housing...

Scope and Contents This map shows the layout of temporary rails in the quarry of Alpha Cement which moved raw materails to a crusher and storage building adjacent to the quarry site. Precise dimensions and topography of the quarry are illustrated in the blueprint and all buildings are shown and labeled.

Scope and Contents This survey map showing the extent of the Loveridge Patent is a copy of an original prepared for the benefit of Michael Van Vechten, Alexander MacDowel, Temperance Loveridge, and Hannah Loveridge in 1718. The copy was probably produced in the late 1790s and overlays features from the older original map, including a memorandum explaining the purpose of the subdivision, alongside features which didn't exist when the original was prepared. These additional features include the Catskill Turnpike...

Scope and Contents Map is a blueprint made by Charles H. Van Orden from an original map of John Cantine's grant for Lands Under Water at Catskill Point in 1795. Van Orden's map faithfully copies the complete description and survey, and includes a separate description of "Original allotments by balloting of lots drawn by the seven proprietors December 3, 1805" which probably refers to owners of the divisions of the Lindsey Patent which this grand adjoined. Features of note on the map include the home occupied by...