1902 Map of Lockport

About this map

Lockport serves as the industrial and transit anchor of this 1902 survey, where the heavy infrastructure of the Barge Canal and multiple rail lines converge. The landscape is defined by the rigid grid of the city contrasted with the winding course of Tonawanda Creek to the south. Smaller hamlets like Gasport, Reynales Basin, and Orangeport dot the canal corridor, illustrating the importance of waterway commerce in Niagara County at the turn of the century. Farther south, the rural character of the region is evident in the scattered settlements of Clarence Center and Wolcottsville, connected by established routes like Transit Road. The map reveals a highly developed network of transport, including the Electric R. R. and the Niagara Falls Line, which supported the movement of goods and people between the growing urban centers and the surrounding agricultural landscape.