1904 Map of Margaretville

About this map

The East Branch Delaware River carves a central path through this turn-of-the-century Catskill landscape, serving as the primary corridor for both commerce and transport. The Ulster and Delaware RR follows the water, connecting critical mountain settlements like Margaretville, Arkville, and Griffin Corners. The dense network of named hollows, including Bragg Hollow and Cold Spring Hollow, reveals a pattern of dispersed upland farming and timber harvesting common to the era. High peaks such as Pakatakan Mountain and Graham Mt loom over the valley floors, where small communities like Halcottsville and New Kingston established themselves near the mouths of these drainages. This survey captures a moment when rail access was transforming remote hamlets into destinations, while numerous family-named landmarks like Hanley Corner and Kelly Corners anchor the map for genealogists tracing local lineages in Delaware Co and Ulster Co.