1904 Map of Montauk

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Montauk Point L.H. stands as the sentinel at the easternmost tip of Long Island in this 1903 survey, anchoring a landscape defined by its maritime isolation and rugged coastal topography. The township of Easthampton spans the narrow peninsula, where the Long Island R. R. (Montauk Div.) terminates near the shores of Fort Pond Bay. This era predates the intensive modern development of the Hamlets, showing a sparse settlement at Montauk surrounded by significant freshwater bodies like Great Pond and Oyster Pond. Life-Saving Stations, including Ditch Plain L.S.S. and Hither Plain L.S.S., are prominently marked along the southern shore, highlighting the dangerous nature of the Atlantic Ocean coastline for early twentieth-century mariners. The map details the transition from the rolling heights of Prospect Hill to the jagged points of Shagwong Pt. and Culloden Pt. on the Block Island Sound side.