1912 Map of Hartwick

About this map

The Southern New York Electric Railway traces a path through the Otego Creek valley, connecting rural hamlets during a period of evolving transit in central New York. This early twentieth-century landscape is defined by its numerous small settlements, including Hartwick, Garrattsville, and New Lisbon, which are scattered among the steep hills and narrow drainage basins of Butternut Creek and Otego Creek. The map documents a predominantly agrarian economy, where local centers like Mt Vision and Laurens served as vital hubs for the surrounding farmsteads.