1909 Map of Watertown

About this map

The Black River anchors the industrial and civic heart of Watertown, where multiple rail lines of the N Y C and H R R R (Sackets Harbor Line) and the R W and O Division converge. This early 20th-century landscape is defined by the transition from the dense urban grid of the city to the fragmented agricultural uplands of Rutland and Rodman. The map documents a time when mail and local commerce relied on specific neighborhood post offices, such as Whitesville East Rodman PO and Klondike Worth PO.