1900 Map of Brooklyn

About this map

Greenwood Cemetery and Prospect Park anchor the urban landscape in this turn-of-the-century look at western Long Island. The map reveals the intricate growth of boroughs before modern densification, showing the Long Island Railroad and various electric lines like the Electric R.R. threading through emerging neighborhoods such as Flatbush, Ridgewood, and Jamaica. To the south, the vast wetlands of Grassy Bay and Jamaica Bay remain a complex labyrinth of marshes and channels, including Jo Co's Marsh and Big Egg Marsh. This period reflects a transition where maritime activity at Hunters Point and Canarsie Landing coexists with the early recreational development of Rockaway Beach. Genealogists will find significant value in the clearly delineated boundaries of major burial grounds like Evergreen Cemetery and St. Johns Cemetery during this era of rapid expansion.