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1900 Map of Erie

Name: 1900 Topographic Map of Erie
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1923
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1923

About this map

Erie anchors this survey at a time when its industrial waterfront was deeply integrated with a complex network of railroads. The peninsula of Presque Isle creates the natural harbor of Presque Isle Bay, shielding landmarks like Misery Bay and the Presque Isle L.H. from the open waters of Lake Erie. The landscape reveals a transition from the urban grid of the city to the rural townships of Summit and McKean, where scattered hamlets like Sterrettania and Five Points sit along the winding path of Walnut Creek.

Railroad infrastructure defines the transportation corridor south of the lake, with the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern R. R. and the New York Chicago and St. Louis R. R. running parallel to the shoreline. Significant local landmarks, such as the Weiss Library and the Erie L.H., provide specific points of interest for those researching the early development of Erie County's coast and hinterlands.