1904 Map of Binghamton

About this map

The confluence of the Chenango River and the Susquehanna River anchors this 1904 survey of Broome County, New York. This era shows Binghamton at a peak of industrial development, with a dense network of transit infrastructure including the Delaware and Hudson RR and the D. L. and W. RR converging on the city. To the west, the growing industrial village of Lestershire (later known as Johnson City) appears just before its mid-century expansion. The map captures a landscape defined by sharp elevation changes, where small rural pockets like Sanitaria Springs and Chenango Forks sit in the valleys of tributary waters like Page Brook and Kattel Creek. Notable civic sites, such as the Hospital on the eastern heights and Ross Park to the south, indicate the urban planning and public health priorities of the early 1900s.