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1904 Map of Gardiners Island

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

USGS Topo · Published 1904

About this map

Gardiners Island and the surrounding coastal waters of Suffolk County appear here just after the turn of the century. The interior of the island is mapped with precision, showing numerous water bodies like Home Pond and Tobaccolot Pond alongside high points such as Whale Hill. To the north, the strategic military importance of the era is evident at Fort Terry on Plum Island, while Race Rock L.H. stands watch over the turbulent waters of The Race.

On the mainland of Easthampton, small settlements and landings define the social geography. Small clusters of development at Kingstown, Springs, and Eastside sit near the shorelines of Threemile Harbor and Acabonack Harbor. Historical transport patterns are preserved through the depiction of a steamboat route cutting through Plum Gut, connecting these maritime outposts to the wider region. This landscape reflects a period when coastal life was governed by the tides and the arrivals at local docks like Alberts Landing and Barnes Landing.