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1902 Map of Clyde

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

USGS Topo · Published 1909

About this map

Clyde and Lyons serve as the primary hubs of commerce and transport in this Wayne County landscape at the turn of the century. The Erie Canal cuts through the center of the sheet, shadowing the Clyde River, while a section of the Erie Canal (Abandoned) near Meadville suggests the evolving infrastructure of the era. Northward, the topography is defined by the unique glacial drumlins that separate small settlements like Rose and Butler Center.

To the southeast, the expansive Montezuma Marsh dominates the terrain near Savannah, where the West Shore and New York Central and Hudson River railroads traverse the wetlands. This survey provides a look at the early development of Sodus Bay at Resort and Nicholas Point, illustrating a region defined by its reliance on water-borne trade and the emerging rail networks connecting Wolcott to the broader New York interior.