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1904 Map of Copake

Name: 1904 Topographic Map of Copake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1943
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1943

About this map

Ancram Leadmines and Weed Mines anchor the eastern industrial corridor of this 1902 survey, illustrating the mining and smelting legacy of Columbia County. The landscape is defined by a dense network of watercourses and early rail lines, including the Harlem Division and the Central New England RR, which served localized hubs like Copake Ironworks and Spaulding Furnace.

Major water bodies such as Copake Lake and Charlotte Lake sit amidst a series of prominent peaks, including Alander Mt on the Massachusetts border. The map documents numerous small 19th-century settlements like Hollowville, Glenco Mills, and Silvernails, reflecting a period when small-scale milling and extraction supported the local economy. The detailed topographic work by A.H. Bumstead preserves the exact placement of early homesteads and country crossroads at the dawn of the twentieth century.