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1895 Map of Sacketts Harbor

Name: 1895 Topographic Map of Sacketts Harbor
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1907
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1907

About this map

Madison Barracks and the maritime activities of Lake Ontario define this shoreline survey of Jefferson County. The military presence at the barracks stands adjacent to Sacketts Harbor, a vital port marked by the Sacketts Harbor L.H. at Navy Pt. and sheltered by Horse Id. The inland geography transitions from the jagged coastlines of Henderson Bay and Black River Bay to a dense network of farming hamlets and family-named crossroads like Stowell Corner and Greens Settlement.

Transportation in the late 19th century was anchored by the R. W. and O. R. R. (Ogdensburg and Rome Branch) and the Carthage Branch, which connected industrial points like Camps Mills and Adams Center to the wider region. Small waterways such as Stony Creek and Sandy Creek cut through the townships of Hounsfield, Henderson, and Adams, providing the necessary drainage and power for the numerous mills and rural communities scattered across the lake-facing plains.