1898 Map of Berlin

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Lebanon Springs Railroad tracks follow the narrow valley floor of Kinderhook Creek, serving a string of late nineteenth-century settlements including Berlin, South Berlin, and Stephentown. The landscape is defined by the sharp divide of the Taconic Mountains, where the state boundary separates Rensselaer and Berkshire Counties. This era of development shows a clear pattern of valley-bottom industry and transport, contrasted with the upland hollows like Barber Hollow and Mattison Hollow that carve into the high ridges.