1903 Map of Little Falls

About this map

The Mohawk River corridor serves as the industrial and transportation spine of this region during the turn of the century, where the Erie Canal and Barge Canal parallel major rail lines. The city of Little Falls anchors the southern landscape, showing a dense network of streets and infrastructure concentrated at the river's narrows. To the east, the village of Dolgeville sits along Spruce Creek, which feeds down from the uplands near Salisbury. This 1898 survey, reprinted in the early 1930s, documents the transition of transportation technology, noting an abandoned segment of the West Shore RR near Danube. Further north, the landscape shifts toward rural hill country, characterized by family-named landmarks like Dairy Hill and Barto Hill and small crossroads such as Norway and Fairfield. Historical markers like Fort Herkimer and the Herkimer Monument highlight the deep colonial and revolutionary roots of this valley.