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1898 Map of Oriskany

Name: 1898 Topographic Map of Oriskany
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1920
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1920

About this map

Industrial and transportation corridors converge in this late 19th-century study of Oneida County. The Mohawk River and the Erie Canal carve a vital path through the center of the sheet, complemented by the Black River Canal branching north from Rome. This network supported a flourishing manufacturing landscape, visible in the concentrated industrial sites of New York Mills, Hecla Works, and the Franklin Iron Works near Clinton. The map also captures significant historical memory at the Oriskany Battle Monument, marking the site of a pivotal Revolutionary War engagement.

Agricultural hamlets like Spencer Settlement and Lairdsville fill the spaces between the iron and textile centers. The complex rail infrastructure of the New York Central and Hudson River R. R. and the New York Ontario and Western R. R. illustrates how these settlements were integrated into a wider regional economy. From the heights of Prospect Hill to the valley of Sadaquada Creek, the map provides an exacting look at the transition from canal-era commerce to a steam-driven industrial age.