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1901 Map of Fort Ann

Name: 1901 Topographic Map of Fort Ann
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1901
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1901

About this map

Fort Ann and the surrounding Washington County landscape define this late 19th-century survey, which reveals a complex network of industrial and transport infrastructure. The area is dominated by the transit corridor of the CHAMPLAIN AND DELAWARE HUDSON CANAL Wood Creek, running parallel to the Delaware and Hudson R. R. through the western lowlands. This corridor supported settlements like Smith Basin and Comstock, while to the east, the Mettawee River winds through the quarrying and farming districts of Granville and Middle Granville.

Elevated terrain such as Pumpkin Hill and Mount Tom breaks the landscape into distinct valleys, where small crossroads communities like Slyboro, Belcher, and Chamberlain Mills flourished. Genealogists will find a detailed distribution of family-named landmarks and hamlets, including Adamsville and Truthville, situated along the winding paths of the Moses Kill and West Branch Black Creek. The map also captures the precise Boundary Line where New York meets the Vermont towns of West Pawlet and the Rutland County border.