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1898 Map of Troy

Name: 1898 Topographic Map of Troy
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1912
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1912

About this map

The Hudson River serves as the industrial and transportation backbone for this Rensselaer County landscape, where the bustling streets of Troy and Watervliet give way to a dense network of suburbanizing settlements and rural townships. Surveyed in 1891, the map documents a transition in transit technology, capturing both the legacy of the Erie Canal and the expanding footprint of multiple rail systems. While the Delaware and Hudson Railroad and New York Central and Hudson River Railroad hug the riverbanks, the Troy and New England Electric Railway strikes eastward toward West Sandlake, reflecting the late-century growth of commuter links.

Upland from the river, the terrain rises into the highlands of Brunswick and Sandlake, dotted with numerous glacial features like Glass Lake and Crooked Lake. Numerous family-named landmarks such as Rysedorph Hill and Hallenbeck Hill characterize the agricultural character of East Greenbush and Schodack, while mill-powering streams like Poesten Kill and Wynant Kill cut through the rugged topography to feed the river valley below.