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1904 Map of Fort Ann

Name: 1904 Topographic Map of Fort Ann
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1939
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1939

About this map

Fort Ann and the industrial corridors of Washington County define this landscape as it appeared in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The map meticulously records the transition from the Abandoned Delaware and Hudson Canal to the modern Barge Canal along the Saratoga Div. route. This water transport network, alongside the R. R. lines, supported a dense collection of hamlets like Middle Granville and North Granville.

Elevated terrain including Battle Hill and Pumpkin Hill breaks the lowland valleys where the Mettawee River and Wood Creek flow. Settlements like Chamberlain Mills and Smith Basin highlight the small-scale milling and shipping points that once anchored the local economy. The survey also captures the precise New York-Vermont border, showing the intersection of cross-state communities such as West Pawlet and Granville.