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1905 Map of Taberg

Name: 1905 Topographic Map of Taberg
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1912
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1912

About this map

Camden serves as a primary hub of activity in this 1902-1903 survey of Oneida County, situated where the Lehigh Valley RR and the New York Central and Hudson River RR converge. The landscape is defined by the complex drainage of the West Branch Fish River and East Branch Fish River, which meet south of Taberg. This era captures small crossroads communities like Empeyville and Malone Corner before the consolidation of rural post offices and school districts.

Industrial sites such as Leisher Mill and Swancott Mill on the upper Salmon River and S Creek reflect a late-Victorian economy still tied to local water power. The northern reaches of the quadrangle near Osceola show a rugged, creek-carved terrain, while the southern section near McConnellsville and Blossvale opens into the Fish Creek valley, following the path of the R W and O Division rail line.