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1895 Map of Catskill

Name: 1895 Topographic Map of Catskill
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1931
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1931

About this map

The Hudson River serves as the central artery for this late 19th-century landscape, dividing the riverfront communities of Saugerties and Catskill as the region's industrial and transport networks matured. Several major rail lines converge on the riverbanks, including the West Shore R.R. and the Catskill and Cairo R.R., highlighting the area's importance as a commercial corridor. Small industrial nodes like Belfast Mills and Baker Mills are scattered across the interior, while river-dependent infrastructure such as Burden Dock and Long Dock point to a busy maritime economy.

Local life is anchored by established settlements like Madalin, Tivoli, and Germantown, where the rolling terrain of Vedder Hill and Mount Tom transitions into the fertile flats near Kiskatom Brook. For the researcher, the map preserves the exact alignment of vanished landings and family-named landmarks like Rogers Id. and Cruger Id., providing a clear view of the Hudson Valley before the mid-20th century transformed the river's edge.