1901 Map of Clove

About this map

The Harlem Division of the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad serves as a central artery through this rural New York landscape, connecting settlements from Dover Plains southward through Pawling and Patterson. The map illustrates a region defined by its narrow valleys and ridges, where agricultural and early industrial communities like Dover Furnace and Moores Mill flourished along the watercourses. The network of rails is dense, including the Newburgh Dutchess and Connecticut Railroad passing through Verbank and the New York and New England Railroad near Stormville. Notable landmarks such as Bulls Bridge on the Housatonic River and the high peaks of Schaghticoke Mt. and Mizzentop anchor the eastern border with Connecticut. This late 19th-century survey provides a clear view of the pre-suburban era, where crossroad stores like Crouses Store and family-named ridges formed the backbone of local geography.