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1904 Map of Setauket

Name: 1904 Topographic Map of Setauket
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1944
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1944

About this map

The northern coast of Suffolk County is defined by the deep indentations of Port Jefferson Harbor and Stony Brook Harbor at the turn of the century. This landscape is a patchwork of established maritime villages and developing inland settlements linked by the Long Island R. R. (Port Jefferson Branch) and the main line further south. Notable for its institutional history, the map includes the State Hospital for the Insane near the Nissequogue River, while the center of the island is anchored by Lake Ronkonkoma.

Concentrated development is visible in Port Jefferson, where the street grid meets the water, contrasted with the more agrarian character of Miller Place and Selden. To the south, the railroad facilitates the growth of communities like Central Islip, Brentwood, and Patchogue, illustrating the transition of central Long Island into a corridor of suburban and industrial expansion away from the historic harbor towns.