1904 Map of Gardiners Island

About this map

Gardiners Island dominates this maritime survey, showing the land as it was organized shortly after the Spanish-American War. The landscape is marked by unique coastal features like Tobacco Lot Pond and Whale Hill, while Gardiners Bay separates the island from the mainland settlements of Springs and Kingstown. The military presence of the era is evidenced by Fort Terry on Plum Island, a strategic position near the treacherous waters of The Race and Plum Gut. To the south, the Montauk Div. Long Island R. R. follows the narrow neck toward Napeague Harbor, connecting landings such as Quincetree Landing and Alberts Landing. This map captures a coastal economy defined by steamboat routes and small, scattered shorefront communities before modern development transformed the eastern end of Long Island.