1901 Map of Watkins

About this map

Seneca Lake serves as the central focal point for this turn-of-the-century landscape, anchoring a network of rail-dependent settlements and industrial corridors. In the valley to the south, Watkins and Montour Falls mark the major population centers, where the Northern Central R. R. and the Electric R. R. meet. The map reveals an era of intense transport competition, with the Lehigh Valley R. R. tracing the eastern bluffs and the Pennsylvania Division of the New York Central system skirting the western heights.