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1901 Map of West Point

Name: 1901 Topographic Map of West Point
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1903
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1903

About this map

West Point stands as the central landmark in this 1890s survey, overlooking a strategically vital stretch of the Hudson River where the West Shore Railroad and the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad parallel the water. The landscape is defined by the high elevations of the Hudson Highlands, including Storm King, Anthony's Nose, and Dunderberg. To the east, the map reveals the industrial and agricultural interior of Putnam and Westchester Counties, where the Mahopac Mines and the Mahopac Mines Branch indicate the region's mineral importance.

Local settlements like Cold Spring and Nelsonville are shown in detail, clustered near the river’s edge. Further inland, a network of smaller hamlets such as Yorktown Heights, Amawalk, and Baldwin Place are connected by the New York & Putnam R R. The intricate drainage patterns and numerous water bodies, from Oscawana Lake to Lake Mahopac, reflect a terrain that supported both early industry and the development of residential communities at the turn of the century.