1909 Map of Cooperstown

About this map

Otsego Lake anchors the northern landscape of this region, its southern shore home to the village of Cooperstown. This 1909 survey, reprinted in 1928, illustrates the dense network of early 20th-century settlements and transport corridors in Otsego County. The Susquehanna River flows south from the lake, paralleled by the Cooperstown and Susquehanna Valley RR as it passes through Phoenix Mills and Milford. To the south, the Delaware and Hudson RR follows the Schenevus Creek valley through Schenevus and Maryland. Notable landmarks like the gothic Kingfisher Tower on the lake and the County House west of the river provide specific points of interest for local historians. The map also documents educational and social infrastructure, such as the Hartwick Seminary and various cemeteries including Lakewood Cemetery, reflecting the established community life of the era.