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1906 Map of Ellenville

Name: 1906 Topographic Map of Ellenville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1931
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1931

About this map

Ellenville and the Rondout Creek valley serve as the focal points for this early 20th-century survey of the southeastern Catskill foothills and the Shawangunk Ridge. The landscape is defined by the steep elevation changes between the Sandburg Creek valley and the high plateau containing Maratanza Lake and Lake Awosting. At the foot of the ridge near Napanoch, the State Reformatory stands as a significant institutional landmark.

Transport corridors dictate the settlement patterns, following the natural breaks in the topography. The Canal (Abandoned) runs parallel to the New York Ontario and Western railroad, marking a period of transition from water to rail commerce through Phillipsport and Wurtsboro. Rural life in the southern townships of Crawford and Wallkill is characterized by a network of turnpikes, including the Newburgh and Cochecton Turnpike, connecting farming hamlets like Pinebush and Bullville to regional markets.