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1904 Map of Fort Ann

Name: 1904 Topographic Map of Fort Ann
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1908
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1908

About this map

Industrial and agricultural corridors define this borderland region where New York meets Vermont. The Saratoga and Champlain Canal and the Champlain Canal and Hudson River run parallel through the western lowlands, supporting significant transport hubs like Smith Basin and Fort Ann. In the east, the Delaware and Hudson R.R. and the Rutland and Washington Branch D. & H. R.R. anchor the slate-producing economy around Granville and West Pawlet.

Upland terrain is punctuated by distinctive heights such as Battle Hill, Pumpkin Hill, and Mount Tom, while small hamlets like Adamsville and Slyboro are connected by a dense network of early roads. The Mettawee River winds through the northeast, passing through settlements like Truthville and North Granville. This survey, based on 1893 data, illustrates the complex intersection of natural waterways, man-made canals, and the burgeoning rail system that powered the local economy at the end of the nineteenth century.