1902 Map of Pultneyville

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The southern shore of Lake Ontario defines this late nineteenth-century landscape, centered on the harbor at Pultneyville. Surveyed in 1898, the topography reveals a rural region in transition between the townships of Williamson and Sodus. Local industry and transit are marked by the presence of the Electric R. R. and the N. C. R. R., which parallel the coastline to the south. The terrain is characterized by gentle undulations and significant drainage basins such as Salmon Creek and Mink Creek, which flow toward the lake. Distinctive landmarks like Fairbanks Pt. and Nigger Hill serve as navigational anchors for this stretch of the Wayne County shoreline during an era when maritime commerce and emerging rail networks intersected at the water's edge.