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1902 Map of Broadalbin

Name: 1902 Topographic Map of Broadalbin
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1913
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1913

About this map

Sacandaga Vly and the winding Sacandaga River dominate this landscape, documented years before the river was dammed to create the modern Great Sacandaga Lake. This 1899 survey captures a complex network of small manufacturing and milling hamlets like Union Mills, Hagedorns Mills, and Vail Mills that thrived along the numerous creeks feeding the valley floor. The northern terminus of the F. J. & G. R. R. serves Northville and the nearby Sacandaga Park, illustrating the region's late-19th-century role as both an industrial hub and a destination for summer residents.

Genealogists and local historians can trace the early settlement patterns of Northampton and Broadalbin, including now-submerged locations like Osborn Bridge and Northampton (Fishhouse). The map details a transition from the dense Tamarack Swamp and marshy lowlands to the rising elevations of Mason Ridge and Fox Hill in the east, where reservoirs like Cooks Reservoir and the Amsterdam Reservoir highlight the growing municipal water needs of the era.