1898 Map of Port Henry

About this map

Lake Champlain serves as the central artery for this 1890s-era landscape, where the waters of Bulwagga Bay and North West Bay define the shoreline of both New York and Vermont. The map reveals a region steeped in colonial and early American history, most notably at the southern narrows where the Crown Pt. Fort Ruins and French Fort Ruins sit at the peninsula's tip. This strategic point, coupled with the Steamer Route and the presence of the Hudson and Central Vermont railroads, highlights the area's importance as a transportation corridor.