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1902 Map of Schunemunk

Name: 1902 Topographic Map of Schunemunk
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1920
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1920

About this map

Schunemunk Mountain dominates the center of this landscape, its steep ridge lines overlooking a dense network of early 20th-century rail lines that define the region's industrial character. The Erie, New York Ontario and Western, and Central New England railroads converge in the north at Maybrook and Burnside, while the Newburg Branch traces the Moodna Creek valley. These transit corridors supported settlements like Washingtonville and Salisbury Mills, where the transition from agriculture to industry was well underway by the time of this survey.

Industrial sites such as the Bull Mine and the Forest of Dean school highlight the extraction and education centers of the era. To the east, the shoreline at Cornwall on the Hudson and Cornwall Landing shows the vital connection between river traffic and upland development. Further south, the map details the rugged Hudson Highlands, featuring Bear Mt. and the isolated Lake Mombasha, providing a view of the terrain before later suburban expansion altered the local geography.