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1907 Map of Sangerfield

Name: 1907 Topographic Map of Sangerfield
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1925
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1925

About this map

Oriskany Falls and Waterville anchor this early twentieth-century landscape, where the headwaters of the Oriskany Creek and the Sangerfield River divide the drainage between the Mohawk and Susquehanna systems. The area is defined by a dense network of hamlets and rural crossroads, including the historically significant Brothertown and the industrial pocket of Forge Hollow. Higher elevations are marked by distinctive landmarks like Tassel Hill and Hardscrabble Hill, while the valley floors support a coordinated transportation network.

Transportation and education are central themes of the survey, which records the Cherry Valley Turnpike cutting across the central hills and the Delaware Lackawanna and Western RR winding through the valleys. Local life is documented through specific district landmarks such as the Reilly Schoolhouse, Tophet Schoolhouse, and industrial sites like Mains Mills. The map provides a precise account of rural Oneida and Madison counties before modern highway expansion altered these classic Upstate corridors.