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1906 Map of Ellenville

Name: 1906 Topographic Map of Ellenville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1936
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1936

About this map

Ellenville serves as the primary hub in this early 20th-century survey, situated at the confluence of the Sandburg Creek and Rondout Creek valleys. The landscape is defined by the sharp transition between the low-lying valley floors and the prominent ridge of the Shawangunk Mountains. This era captures a region in transition, documenting the Delaware and Hudson Canal (Abandoned) alongside the active New York Ontario and Western RR and its Kingston Division.

Evidence of early overland transport is preserved in the routes of the Old Newburgh and Cochecton Turnpike and the Middletown and Wurtsboro Turnpike. High on the plateau, the map identifies landmarks such as the State Reformatory near Napanoch, the high-altitude settlement of Cragsmoor, and natural features like the Ice Caves and Verkeerder Kill Falls. Numerous smaller hamlets such as Walker Valley, Bullville, and Pinebush populate the eastern slopes and plains.