1902 Map of Ticonderoga

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Fort Ticonderoga Ruin and the strategic narrows of Lake Champlain define this landscape along the New York and Vermont border. The map documents the region's intense 19th-century industrial and transport infrastructure, including iron ore deposits near Crown Point and a complex network of rail lines. The Delaware and Hudson R.R. and the Rutland R.R. converge near Ticonderoga and Addison Junction, facilitating the movement of goods between the lakes. This era saw heavy reliance on the water, with the Route of Steamers marked across both Lake Champlain and the northern reaches of Lake George. Notable terrain features like Mt. Defiance and Mt. Independence stand as silent witnesses to the area's military history, while localized settlements like Burdick Crossing and Huffs Crossing reveal the fine-grained patterns of rural life and railroad stop commerce before the mid-century transition.