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1902 Map of Tarrytown

Name: 1902 Topographic Map of Tarrytown
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1903
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1903

About this map

Haverstraw Bay and the Tappan Zee dominate this landscape, illustrating the critical maritime and industrial corridors along the Hudson River at the turn of the century. The map highlights the complex engineering of the era, from the New Croton Dam and New Croton Aqueduct supplying water to the south, to the State Prison at Ossining. River commerce is evidenced by Waldberg Landing, Sneden Landing, and the prominent Erie R. R. Docks at Piermont.

Transportation networks are densely mapped, featuring the West Shore R.R. and New York Central and Hudson River R.R. hugging the shorelines. Inland, the terrain rises toward peaks like Hook Mt. and High Tor, while the eastern side of the river shows the early development of towns such as Tarrytown and White Plains. This survey captures the transition of the Lower Hudson Valley from a river-dependent economy to a region shaped by railroad expansion and large-scale public infrastructure.