1901 Map of West Point

About this map

West Point Military Academy dominates the western bank of the Hudson River, marking a strategic landscape defined by Revolutionary War sites and the dramatic Hudson Highlands. This early 20th-century survey shows a region where military tradition meets a complex industrial and transport network, featuring the Bear Mountain Bridge spanning the river near Anthony's Nose. The map captures the rugged topography of peaks like Storm King and Dunderberg Mt, while inland, the economy of Putnam and Westchester counties is visible through the Mahopac Mines and the burgeoning reservoir systems like New Croton Reservoir and Muscoot Reservoir. From the settled waterfronts of Cold Spring and Beacon to the smaller crossroads of Nelsonville and Baldwin Place, the map illustrates a transition from industrial iron mining to a landscape shaped by New York City's growing water needs and the persistent presence of the West Shore R.R. and Central New York R.R. lines.