Loading map...

1898 Map of Rhinebeck

Name: 1898 Topographic Map of Rhinebeck
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1909
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1909

About this map

The Hudson River serves as the dominant artery of this late-19th-century landscape, separating the busy waterfronts of Kingston and Port Ewen on the west bank from the rolling estates and rail landings of Rhinebeck and Staatsburg on the east. The river economy is clearly defined by landmarks like the Esopus Light and numerous ferry or landing points including Clifton Pt. and Rhinecliff. Inland, the map reveals an intricate network of hamlets connected by the Central New England and Western R. R. and its Rhinecliff Branch.

Dutchess County’s agricultural character is evident in the naming of rural centers such as Schultsville, Wurtemburg, and Clinton Corners. Small water bodies like Sepasco Lake and Shook Pond dot the terrain between ridges like Berger Hill and Traver Hill. This survey captures the region just as the river-based transit of the mid-century was fully integrating with the inland rail lines, such as the West Shore R. R., which hugged the Ulster County shoreline.