1900 Map of Housatonic

About this map

The Housatonic River corridor serves as the primary axis for this late 19th-century survey, anchoring a landscape of industrial hamlets and Gilded Age retreats. The river facilitates a series of manufacturing nodes, from the iron works at Richmond Furnace to the paper-making centers at Lee and South Lee. The rail network of the Housatonic Division and the B. & A. R. R. follows these natural watercourses, connecting established towns like Great Barrington and Pittsfield with smaller junction points such as Van Deusenville.