1893 Map of Tarrytown

About this map

Hudson River commerce and industrial growth define the landscape in this late nineteenth-century survey, where the river widens into the Tappan Sea and Haverstraw Bay. The map highlights a critical era of New York infrastructure, documenting both the Croton Aqueduct and the New Croton Aqueduct as they snake south toward the city. Along the eastern shore, the State Prison at Ossining and the bustling riverfronts of Tarrytown and Dobbs Ferry contrast with the prominent ridges of Hook Mt and Verdrietiege Hook on the western bank. Transit is dominated by a dense network of competing lines, including the West Shore Railroad and the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad. Local history is preserved through riverside docks like Waldberg Landing and Snedens Landing, while the inland areas of Orangetown and Mt Pleasant show the early footprints of suburban development around established villages like Nyack and Pleasantville.