1903 Map of Poughkeepsie

About this map

The Hudson River serves as the dominant artery of this region, separating the steep terrain of Lloyd and Marlboro from the industrial and educational hubs of Dutchess Co. at the turn of the century. Poughkeepsie is a dense concentration of rail activity and institutional growth, anchored by Vassar College and the sprawling grounds of the Hudson River State Hospital. This survey captures the landscape before modern suburbanization, when the interior was defined by small milling hamlets like Manchester Bridge and Lagrangeville and the crossing of major lines like the Central New England and Western R.R.