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1906 Map of Port Jervis

Name: 1906 Topographic Map of Port Jervis
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1956
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1956

About this map

Port Jervis serves as the focal point of this landscape where the Delaware River meets the Neversink River, creating a complex junction of rail lines and early commerce. The Erie RR and New York Ontario and Western RR dominate the transit corridors, reflecting the area's importance as a mid-19th-century transportation hub. Along the western banks, the Old Bolton Basin and the settlement of Sparrow Bush reveal the industrial footprint of the era, while the crossing at Matamoras connects the tri-state geography of New York, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey.

Beyond the valley, the Shawangunk Mountains and Kittatinny Mountain rise sharply, dotted with family-named locales such as Cuddebackville and Godeffroy. Significant topographic markers like High Point and Lake Marcia punctuate the ridges. In the flatter eastern terrain of Minisink, a network of small agricultural hamlets like Westtown, Johnson, and Unionville is visible, linked by the New York Susquehanna and Western RR and numerous small water bodies including Lockhurst Pond.