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1905 Map of Slide Mountain

Name: 1905 Topographic Map of Slide Mountain
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1926
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1926

About this map

The Ashokan Reservoir dominates the northeastern corner of this Catskill region, representing a transformative era for the Ulster County landscape as the City of New York established its water supply system. This survey documents the area just after the turn of the century, showing the intricate network of peaks like Peekamoose Mtn and Balsam Cap that define the high country between the Shandaken and Denning township lines.

Lower elevations are marked by the industrial and transport infrastructure of the time, including the Port Jervis and Kingston Div and the Ontario and Western RR winding through the valley near Kerhonkson. Small agricultural and milling communities such as Sundown, Samsonville, and Wawarsing are captured with precision, along with numerous named hollows and brooks like Maltby Hollow and South Hollow Bk., which speak to the deep-rooted local geography of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.