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1903 Map of Northport

Name: 1903 Topographic Map of Northport
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1945
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1945

About this map

Eatons Neck and Lloyd Neck define the jagged northern shoreline of this Suffolk County landscape, where the waters of the Long Island Sound meet deep inlets like Cold Spring Harbor and Northport Bay. The coastal geography is marked by maritime safety landmarks, including the Eatons Neck L.H. and Lloyd Harbor L.H., alongside sheltered reaches like Duck Harbor and Price Bend. Inland, the terrain rises toward the Dix Hills and Half Hollow Hills, creating a complex topography of ridges and springs such as Mountain Mist Spring.

Transportation corridors of the early twentieth century are well-established, with the Long Island R. R. Port Jefferson Branch connecting villages like Greenlawn and Kings Park. The map documents a transition from coastal maritime activity to established inland settlements like Huntington, Commack, and Melville. The network of roads and rail lines reveals the early suburban development patterns of the Huntington and Babylon townships before the mid-century expansion.