1894 Map of Carmel

About this map

The Tilly Foster Mine serves as a prominent landmark in this late 19th-century survey of Putnam and Westchester Counties, illustrating the industrial footprint of iron mining in the region. The landscape is defined by the complex engineering of the New York City water supply system, featuring numerous reservoirs such as Lake Glenida, Middle Branch Reservoir, and the Titicus Reservoir near North Salem. This hydraulic infrastructure is matched by a dense network of transportation corridors, including the New York and Harlem R. R. and the New York City and Northern R. R. which connect small villages like Brewster and Purdy. The map captures the area before the expansion of modern suburbs, showing established settlements like Katonah and Somers Center alongside rural hamlets such as Towner and Coles Mills as they appeared at the turn of the century.