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1900 Map of Oswego

Name: 1900 Topographic Map of Oswego
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1900
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1900

About this map

Oswego and the neighboring townships of Sterling and Hannibal are defined by a complex network of late-nineteenth-century rail infrastructure and the jagged shoreline of Lake Ontario. The industrial and strategic importance of the lakefront is anchored by Fort Ontario at the mouth of the Oswego River, where the Lackawanna and Western R. R. and New York Central and Hudson River R. R. converge to serve the port.

Further west, the landscape transitions into a series of smaller coastal settlements like North Fairhaven and Fairhaven, nestled near Fairhaven Bay and Blind Sodus Bay. These communities were vital nodes for the Lehigh Valley R. R. and the Rome Watertown and Ogdensburg R. R.. Inland, the terrain is dotted with agricultural hamlets such as Sterling Valley, Martville, and Hannibal Center, revealing the dense distribution of rural post offices and small rail stops like Sterling Sta. that supported the local economy before the rise of modern highways.