1902 Map of Auburn

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The industrial and rail nexus of Auburn dominates this landscape at the turn of the twentieth century, where the Owasco Outlet and a State Dam powered the city's early development. The region's transport economy is strikingly visible through the dense intersection of the New York Central and Hudson River R. R. and several branches of the Lehigh Valley R. R., including the Auburn Division skirting the western shore of Owasco Lake. To the west, the Cayuga Lake shoreline is dotted with steam-era infrastructure, from the Steamboat Route connecting Union Springs and Levanna to the critical water controls at Mud Lock on the Cayuga and Seneca Canal. Scattered rural hamlets like Sherwood and Scipioville emphasize the agricultural character of the Finger Lakes uplands between the major water bodies.