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1903 Map of Babylon

Name: 1903 Topographic Map of Babylon
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1909
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1909

About this map

The coastal hamlets of Suffolk County and Nassau County at the turn of the century reveal a landscape defined by its intricate barrier beaches and the expansion of the Long Island R. R. network. The map details the transition from inland agricultural settlements like Farmingdale and Pinelawn toward the waterfront villages of Amityville, Babylon, and Bayshore. Along the jagged shoreline of South Oyster Bay and Great South Bay, numerous small islands such as Elder Island and Cedar Island punctuate the shallow waters behind the protective dunes of Jones Beach and Oak Island Beach.

A notable inclusion is the Long Island Motor Parkway cutting through the northern section, marking an early era of automotive travel. Along the barrier islands, the presence of Life-Saving Stations, including the Gilgo L.S.S. and Oak Island L.S.S., underscores the maritime hazards of the Atlantic Ocean coast before modern navigation. Local landmarks like St. Dominic Convent and the branching waters of the Santapogue River provide specific points of interest for genealogists and local historians.