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1904 Map of Sag Harbor

Name: 1904 Topographic Map of Sag Harbor
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1924
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1924

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The Shinnecock Indian Reservation occupies a prominent peninsula on the southern shore of this 1903 survey, positioned between Shinnecock Bay and the growing village of Southampton. This coastal landscape is defined by the heavy infrastructure of the Montauk Division Long Island RR, which links eastern hamlets like Bridgehampton and Wainscott Sta. to the mainland. Along the Atlantic shoreline, the presence of the Shinnecock L.S.S., Southampton L.S.S., and Mecox L.S.S. life-saving stations underscores the maritime hazards of the era.

Agricultural and summer settlements such as Water Mill, Hayground, and Scuttlehole dot the interior, while the northern shore is anchored by the deep-water harbor at Sag Harbor. The topography reflects a complex network of glacial ponds and coastal inlets, including Scallop Pond and Agawam Lake, illustrating the early 20th-century transition of the South Fork from a series of isolated farming and whaling outposts into a more interconnected residential region.