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1900 Map of Canandaigua

Name: 1900 Topographic Map of Canandaigua
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1961
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1961

About this map

Canandaigua Lake dominates this Finger Lakes landscape at the turn of the century, marked by a defined Steamboat Route connecting points like Tichenor Pt. and Gooding Landing. The shoreline is dotted with small clusters of activity at Cottage City and Greens Landing, while the town of Canandaigua serves as a major hub where the Canandaigua Canal and multiple rail lines converge. The northern portion of the quadrangle is defined by a dense network of iron and steam, featuring the Lehigh Valley RR and the N. Y. C. and H. R. RR (Buffalo Division).

Away from the water, the terrain transitions into the agricultural and crossroads communities of East Bloomfield, Bristol Center, and Victor. In the southern hills, features like Bare Hill and Baptist Hill rise above the drainage of Mud Creek. This document captures the era before modern highways, when local commerce relied on the N. Y. C. and H. R. RR (Auburn Branch) and the smaller stations of Mertensia and Wheeler Station.