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1898 Map of Port Henry

Name: 1898 Topographic Map of Port Henry
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1909
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1909

About this map

Port Henry and the historic narrows of Lake Champlain serve as the focal point for this 1890s survey, capturing a landscape defined by industrial transport and military history. The shoreline is punctuated by evidence of early defense, most notably at Crown Point where the French Fort Ruins and Crown Pt Fort Ruins stand near Chimney Point. This narrow passage was vital for regional commerce, evidenced by the Champlain Transportation Co Steamer Route threading between the New York and Vermont shores.

On the New York side, the Delaware and Hudson railroad skirts the base of steep terrain like Bald Knob and Bulwagga Mt, connecting settlements such as Westport and Wadhams Mills. Across the water in Vermont, the land flattens into the agricultural reaches of Ferrisburg and Panton, with the Central Vermont rail line serving the city of Vergennes. Numerous named inlets like Basin Harbor and Kingsland Bay suggest a well-established maritime presence along this crucial inland waterway.