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1902 Map of Canajoharie

Name: 1902 Topographic Map of Canajoharie
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1909
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1909

About this map

The Mohawk River corridor serves as the industrial and transportation spine of this Montgomery County landscape, where the historic Erie Canal runs parallel to major turn-of-the-century rail lines. Busy river towns like Ft. Plain, Canajoharie, and St. Johnsville anchor the valley, showing the dense concentration of infrastructure provided by the New York Central and Hudson River R. R. and the West Shore R. R..

Away from the water, the terrain transitions into the uplands of Canajoharie and Sharon townships. This rural expanse is dotted with smaller hamlets such as Sharon Springs, known for its mineral waters, and the quiet settlement at Stone Arabia. Genealogists can trace old family locales and rural landmarks including the historic Palatine Church and numerous scattered hamlets like Freysbush and Sprout Brook, which illustrate the early twentieth-century agricultural patterns of the Mohawk Valley.