1899 Map of Stamford

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The New York Connecticut Boundary Line divides this late 19th-century coastal landscape, showing the developing corridor between Stamford and the Westchester townships. Along the Long Island Sound shore, the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad connects established maritime centers like Greenwich and Cos Cob with the growing residential areas of Riverside and Sound Beach. Inland, the terrain is defined by a series of north-south river valleys, including the Mianus River and Byram River, which dictated the early settlement patterns of hamlets such as Banksville and Stanwich. Further north, the Harlem Div. New York Central and Hudson River Railroad serves the communities of Bedford Station and Newcastle, while high ground landmarks like Poundridge and Round Hill overlook the watersheds feeding into the nascent Croton Lake.