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1895 Map of Amsterdam

Name: 1895 Topographic Map of Amsterdam
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1895
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1895

About this map

Industrial activity and transportation corridors dominate the landscape of the Mohawk River valley during the 1890s. The city of Amsterdam serves as a major hub, flanked by Rockton and Port Jackson. Parallel transit lines including the Erie Canal, the New York Central and Hudson River R.R., and the West Shore R.R. illustrate the intense concentration of commerce through this valley.

Upland from the river, the terrain transitions into the hill country of Florida and Duanesburg. Rural life is centered around numerous small crossroad settlements and hamlets like Minaville, Scotch Church, and Mariaville. In the southern reaches of the map, the Delaware and Hudson Canal Co. R.R. (Schenectady Br.) and the D. and H. C. Co. R. R. cut through the hills near Kelley Station, while the water at Featherstone Lake and Mariaville Pond provides natural landmarks amidst the agricultural and forested uplands.