1904 Map of Copake

About this map

Ancram Leadmines and Copake Ironworks anchor a landscape defined by early twentieth-century extractive industry and a dense network of competing rail lines. The New York Central and Hudson River R. R. cuts through the region, following the winding course of the Roeliff Jansen Kill, while the Poughkeepsie and Eastern R. R. and New York and New England R. R. serve the southern hamlets. This survey captures a transitional era where traditional furnace operations like Spaulding Furnace coexisted with established mill towns like Philmont.