1895 Map of Pulaski

About this map

Pulaski serves as the focal point of this late 19th-century landscape where the Salmon River meets the eastern shores of Lake Ontario. Surveyed in 1893, the map captures a period of intense rail activity, with the Rome Watertown and Ogdensburg R. R. and its various branches, including the Syracuse Branch and Oswego and Rome Branch, connecting regional hubs like Richland and Lacona. The shoreline is characterized by complex water systems, notably North Pond and South Pond, protected by the presence of a Life Saving Station near Selkirk. Interior settlements such as Ellisburg, Pierrepont Manor, and Mannsville are depicted amidst a network of small creeks like Lindsey Creek and Grindstone Creek, reflecting the established agricultural and milling economy of Oswego and Jefferson Counties before the mid-20th century modernization of the lakefront.