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1902 Map of Lockport

Name: 1902 Topographic Map of Lockport
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1924
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1924

About this map

Lockport serves as the industrial and transit hub of this Western New York landscape at the turn of the century, where the intricate lock system and the Barge Canal dominate the city's geography. The map illustrates a dense network of steam and electric railways, including the New York Central and Hudson River R. R. and the Electric R. R., which facilitated the movement of goods and people between the Niagara frontier and the interior.

Rural life in the townships of Royalton, Clarence, and Pendleton is marked by small crossroads settlements like Wrights Corners and Clarence Center. Waterways such as Tonawanda Creek and Eighteenmile Creek wind through the region, supporting local industry at sites like Swifts Mills. The prominent Ridge Road runs along the northern edge, following a natural post-glacial feature that became a primary artery for early 19th-century settlement.