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1901 Map of Buffalo

Name: 1901 Topographic Map of Buffalo
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1913
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1913

About this map

The Niagara River and its complex industrial shoreline dominate this turn-of-the-century perspective of the American-Canadian border. From the massive International Bridge to the intricate network of the Erie Canal, the landscape is defined by the heavy rail and maritime infrastructure of a booming regional hub. On the Canadian side, the Fort Erie (Ruins) stand across the water from the developing grid of Buffalo.

Transit routes like the Belt Line and Lehigh Valley R.R. stitch together outlying settlements such as Williamsville, Kenmore, and Cheektowaga. The map reveals the early suburban footprints of Oakland Homestead and Ellwood Park while preserving the rural character of Grand Island. In the southeast, smaller hamlets like Gardenville and Ebenezer line Buffalo Creek, illustrating the transition from dense urban centers to the family-owned farms and cemeteries like Pine Hill Cemetery that supported the growing city.