1893 Map of Greenwood Lake

About this map

Bearfort Mountain and Wawayanda Mountain dominate this late-19th-century landscape, a region defined by its iron industry and the emerging recreational draw of Greenwood Lake. The map reveals a specialized industrial geography where the Sterling Mountain Railroad connects remote extraction sites like the Hope Mine and Peters Mine to Sterling Furnace. These operations are interspersed with established settlements such as New Milford and Newfoundland, illustrating a time when heavy extraction and rural village life coexisted. The rugged topography is etched with drainage systems like the Pequannock River and Wanaque River, which supported early mills and water supplies. This survey records the precise boundary locations between Orange Co and Passaic Co, capturing the era just before these mountains and lakes became the primary weekend retreats for the nearby metropolitan centers.