U.S. Geographical Survey Map, 1943

This article examines a 1943 topographic map of the Haverstraw Quadrangle, surveyed in 1938 by the U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey. The map reveals Croton's landscape before Route 9 construction.

Key observations include: "All but one of the buildings on the west side of Riverside Avenue were torn down when Route 9 was built." The surviving structure is the former Croton train station, now occupied by F.A. Burchetta Co.

A pond shown in the map marks where Croton Auto Park stands today. This location previously housed a brickyard in the late 1800s and early 1900s. The map documents Ed Rondthaler's "Picture Tunnel" beneath railroad tracks and side-tracks near the Duck Pond that were removed for Route 9.

The map also details a bungalow colony on Croton Point with remarkable precision.