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1917 Map of Malone

Name: 1917 Topographic Map of Malone
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1930
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1930

About this map

Malone serves as the focal point of this northern New York survey, captured shortly after the turn of the century when the region's rail network was at its peak. The intersection of the Adirondack Division of the New York Central and the Rutland Ogdensburg Division at Malone Junction illustrates the town's importance as a transportation hub for Franklin County. From the village, the landscape shifts north toward the Canada United States Boundary Line, where small farming communities like Constable, Westville, and Trout River define the borderlands.

A dense network of rural infrastructure is visible, including the County Almshouse and over a dozen numbered schoolhouses such as School No 2 and School No 11. The topography is shaped by the northward flow of the Salmon River and Deer Creek, which drain the foothills of the Adirondacks toward the St. Lawrence Valley. Smaller settlements like Skerry, Whippleville, and North Bangor appear as vital local centers for the surrounding timber and dairy interests of the era.