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1898 Map of Oriskany

Name: 1898 Topographic Map of Oriskany
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1898
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1898

About this map

The Mohawk River valley and its bustling late-nineteenth-century industrial network define this survey of Oneida County. Centered on the historic Oriskany Battle Monument, the landscape reveals an era of intense canal and rail connectivity. The Erie Canal and Black River Canal converge near Rome, serving as vital arteries alongside a dense web of railroads, including the New York Central and Hudson River R. R. and the New York Ontario and Western R. R.

Industrial activity is evident at Hecla Works and Franklin Iron Works, while the educational legacy of the region is anchored at College Hill. Dozens of smaller hamlets such as Lairdsville, Walesville, and Spencer Settlement are documented before many were absorbed by twentieth-century expansion. The terrain is marked by significant waterways like Oriskany Creek and Sauquoit Creek, which powered the mills and factories that once sustained these upstate New York communities.