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1900 Map of Dunkirk

Name: 1900 Topographic Map of Dunkirk
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1924
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1924

About this map

The Lake Erie shoreline and the industrial corridor of Chautauqua County define this late 19th-century landscape. The city of Dunkirk serves as a major transportation hub, where the Erie R. R. and the L. S. and M. S. R. R. intersect near the harbor. Moving inland, the village of Fredonia is situated along the Canadaway Creek, surrounded by the extensive grape-growing region of Pomfret and Portland.

Further south, the terrain rises into the rolling hills of Stockton and Charlotte, where a series of glacial lakes including Bear Lake, Upper Lake, and Lower Lake at Lillydale cluster together. The map captures the dense network of early railroads that fueled the local economy, including the Dunkirk Allegheny Valley and Pittsburg R.R. and the New York Chicago and St. Louis (Nickel Plate). Small hamlets like Van Buren and Sinclairville appear alongside more remote landmarks such as Arkwright Falls, showing the transition from the busy lakefront to rural township life.