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1905 Map of Jamestown

Name: 1905 Topographic Map of Jamestown
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1935
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1935

About this map

Jamestown stands as the industrial and transit hub of this Western New York landscape at the turn of the century, situated where the Dunkirk Allegheny and Pittsburg R. R. meets the Erie R. R.. The map reveals a sophisticated network of waterways and early infrastructure, including the State Drainage Ditch Line and the Buffalo and Jamestown Line. Settlements like Falconer, Frewsburg, and Kennedy are anchored by the winding course of Conewango Creek and its many tributaries, such as Cassadaga Creek and Stillwater Creek.

In the more rural northern and eastern reaches, the township of Ellington and the borders of Randolph are defined by family-named landscape features like Folsom Creek and Elkins Brook. This survey captures the transition from small-scale industry, evidenced by a Mill near Conewango Valley, to the growing urban grid of the city, providing a clear record of Chautauqua County's development before mid-century expansion.