1898 Map of Rhinebeck

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Hudson River commerce and rail development dominate this late 19th-century landscape, where the West Shore R.R. and several eastern lines converge toward the water. The bustling waterfront at Kingston and Port Ewen faces the agricultural estates of Rhinebeck and Hyde Park, connected by the Silvernails and Rhinecliff Branch. Inland, the terrain is defined by a dense network of hamlets such as Schultzville, Pleasant Plains, and Clinton Corners, each situated along the numerous creeks and ponds that drain toward the Hudson.