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1900 Map of Baldwinsville

Name: 1900 Topographic Map of Baldwinsville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1932
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1932

About this map

The Seneca River and Oswego River define the industrial and transport character of this Central New York landscape at the turn of the century. The northern confluence at Three River Point marks a vital junction where the Oneida River joins the system, supporting bustling settlements like Phoenix and Baldwinsville. The map illustrates a complex network of 19th-century infrastructure, including the original path of the Erie Canal as it traverses the southern half of the quadrangle through Jordan and Camillus.

Beyond the primary waterways, the terrain transitions into the drumlin-dominated landscape of Van Buren and Lysander. Transportation historians can trace the competing paths of the New York Central and Hudson River and the West Shore and Buffalo railroads. These lines connect smaller nodes of activity such as Stiles Station and Amboy Station, which served the local agricultural and milling interests found at Marcellus Falls and along Skaneateles Creek.