1900 Map of Fulton

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The Oswego River and the parallel Oswego Canal form the industrial and transport backbone of this 1898 survey, depicting a landscape defined by the intersection of water power and rail. At the heart of the region, Fulton and Oswego Falls anchor the riverbank, serving as a concentrated hub of settlement. Numerous railroads, including the New York Ontario and Western R. R. and the New York Central and Hudson River R. R., weave through the interior, connecting smaller agricultural hamlets like Palermo, Volney, and Lycoming. Near the shores of Lake Ontario, the land rises toward Mount Pleasant and drains through systems like Catfish Creek. This era reveals a transition from canal-reliant trade to a complex rail-driven economy, with family-named locations such as Bundy Crossing and Ingalls Crossing marking the vital points where tracks met local roads.