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1900 Map of Oswego

Name: 1900 Topographic Map of Oswego
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1908
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1908

About this map

Oswego serves as a major maritime and rail hub along the southern shore of Lake Ontario at the turn of the century. The town is anchored by Fort Ontario at the mouth of the river, with a dense urban grid and an Electric Railroad extending westward into Fruit Valley. The landscape is dominated by glacial drumlins, creating a series of north-south ridges that influence the path of numerous waterways like Rice Creek and Eightmile Creek.

Away from the lakefront, rural Oswego and Cayuga Counties are dotted with small agricultural settlements and specialized rail stops. Researchers can trace the path of the Rome Watertown and Ogdensburg R. R. and the Lehigh Valley R. R., which connect inland hamlets like Sterling, Martville, and Hannibal. The western edge of the sheet highlights the intricate shoreline of Little Sodus Bay and Blind Sodus Bay, areas already established for their geographic importance to local trade and navigation.