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1900 Map of Fulton

Name: 1900 Topographic Map of Fulton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1951
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1951

About this map

The Oswego River serves as the industrial and transportation spine of this region at the turn of the century, flanked by the Oswego Canal and a dense network of competing rail lines. The twin centers of Fulton and Oswego Falls dominate the central valley, while the northern shoreline meeting Lake Ontario is punctuated by smaller hamlets like Texas and Lycoming.

Researchers will find a landscape transitioning from the river-based economy toward the rail era, with the New York Ontario and Western R. R. and the Oswego Traction Co. Electric Railroad cutting through the hills. From the marshy reaches of Paddy Pond to the residential clusters at Pennellville and Palermo, the map documents the intricate rural infrastructure of Oswego County before modern highway expansion altered these historic crossroads.