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1905 Map of Mexico

Name: 1905 Topographic Map of Mexico
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1912
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1912

About this map

The Salmon River and its numerous tributaries, including Catfish Creek and the South Branch, carve through this early twentieth-century landscape in Oswego County. The area is defined by a dense network of small hamlets and crossroads typical of the era's rural economy, such as Colosse, Union Settlement, and East Palermo. Industrial traces of the nineteenth century remain visible in features like Gray Millpond, Carleys Mills, and Russ Mills.

Transportation is dominated by the intersecting rail lines that facilitated the region's growth, specifically the Rome Watertown and Ogdensburg and the New York Central and Hudson River railroads. These tracks connect localized hubs like Hastings Sta and Mallory Sta. To the south, the map reaches the marshy edges of Big Bay Oneida Lake, illustrating the transition from the upland creek systems to the Great Lakes watershed.