1895 Map of Sackets Harbor

About this map

Madison Barracks and the strategic waterfront of Sackets Harbor anchor this late 19th-century survey of Jefferson County's Lake Ontario shoreline. The landscape is defined by the deep indentations of Black River Bay and Henderson Bay, where the Sackets Harbor L.H. marks the approach for maritime traffic. Inland, the map reveals a mature network of agricultural hamlets and crossroads, such as Greene Settlement and Thomas Settlement, which reflect the dense rural population before the mid-20th-century consolidation of farming.