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1904 Map of Setauket

Name: 1904 Topographic Map of Setauket
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1930
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1930

About this map

Port Jefferson and its deep-water harbor serve as the primary maritime hub on this early twentieth-century coastal survey. The map details the North Shore’s intricate geography, from the sands of West Beach and Mt. Misery Pt. to the sheltered waters of Conscience Bay. Inland, the development of the island is clearly marked by the Port Jefferson Branch and the main line of the Long Island R.R., which facilitated the growth of established villages like Setauket and Stony Brook.

A notable sociological landmark of the era is the State Hospital for the Insane near Smithtown, reflecting the period's large-scale institutional approach to healthcare. The landscape transitions from the rugged bluffs of Smith Town Bay to the central plains around Lake Ronkonkoma, eventually reaching the South Shore fishing and transport center at Patchogue. This document preserves the character of central Suffolk County before the massive suburban expansion of the mid-1900s.