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1901 Map of Buffalo

Name: 1901 Topographic Map of Buffalo
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1947
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1947

About this map

The dense industrial and rail-heavy landscape of Buffalo dominates this turn-of-the-century survey, revealing a city at the height of its power as a transport hub. The Niagara River and Erie Canal serve as the western spine of the region, flanked by the sprawling infrastructure of the Belt Line and the New York Central and Hudson River R. R.. Beyond the urban core, residential developments like Oakland Homestead and Ellwood Park signal the era's suburban expansion into Amherst and Tonawanda.

The map details the maritime significance of the area, featuring the Buffalo Breakwater L. H. and the International Bridge connecting to the Dominion of Canada. Southern townships like West Seneca and Hamburg show a different character, where waterways such as Cazenovia Creek and Smoke Creek wind through smaller settlements like Gardenville and Blasdell before reaching the shores of Lake Erie at Woodlawn Beach.