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1895 Map of Pulaski

Name: 1895 Topographic Map of Pulaski
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1899
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1899

About this map

Lake Ontario defines the western edge of this nineteenth-century survey, where the Salmon River meets the coast at Selkirk and Port Ontario. The landscape is dominated by a sophisticated network of late-1800s transportation, centered on the Rome Watertown and Ogdensburg R. R. and the Syracuse Phoenix and New York R. R., which facilitated the movement of goods between interior villages like Richland and Pulaski.

A notable coastal feature is the Life Saving Station positioned north of North Pond, reflecting the era's maritime safety concerns along the Great Lakes. Inland, the map reveals a high density of small rural settlements such as New Centerville, Daysville, and Pierrepont Manor, alongside geographic landmarks like Colwell Hill. The intricate hydrography, including Grindstone Creek and Little Sandy Creek, illustrates the drainage patterns that shaped the early development of Jefferson and Oswego Counties.