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1902 Map of Fonda

Name: 1902 Topographic Map of Fonda
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1902
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1902

About this map

The Mohawk River corridor serves as the primary artery for transportation and industry at the turn of the century, with the Erie Canal and competing rail lines running parallel along its banks. This 1890s survey documents a landscape defined by water power and transit, where the New York Central and Hudson River and the West Shore R. R. connect the manufacturing hubs of Fonda and Fultonville.

Away from the valley floor, the terrain rises into the rural townships of Glen, Charleston, and Root. Here, a network of upland hamlets like Charleston Four Corners, Rural Grove, and Sloansville anchor the agricultural interior. Along the eastern edge, the Schoharie Creek carves a deep valley, passing through Mill Point and Burtonsville before its confluence with the Mohawk near Fort Hunter, highlighting the historic importance of these waterways to the early development of Montgomery and Schoharie Counties.