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1898 Map of Troy

Name: 1898 Topographic Map of Troy
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1907
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1907

About this map

The Hudson River corridor serves as the industrial heart of this Rensselaer County landscape, where the Erie Canal and multiple rail lines converge at Troy and Watervliet. The survey, conducted by Frank Sutton and J.H. Jennings, reveals an intricate network of waterways powering early industry, including the Poesten Kill and Wynant Kill. To the east, the terrain rises into the highlands of Brunswick and Poestenkill, where numerous small lakes like Glass Lake and Sand Lake dot the countryside.

Transport history is prominently displayed through the Troy and New England Electric Railway and the Boston and Albany Railroad, which facilitated the growth of outlying hamlets like Averill Park and East Schodack. The map also preserves the locations of early manufacturing sites such as Glasshouse and small rural intersections like Clums Corners, providing a clear view of New York's late 19th-century mixed industrial and agricultural character.