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1901 Map of West Point

Name: 1901 Topographic Map of West Point
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1932
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1932

About this map

West Point and the military defenses of the Hudson Highlands dominate this late 19th-century landscape, surveyed by Frank Sutton and Robert Muldrow. The terrain is marked by strategic heights like Anthonys Nose and Storm King Mt, flanking the Hudson River where the New York Central and Hudson River RR and the West Shore RR follow the shorelines. Beyond the river, the interior reveals a network of iron mining and early reservoir development, including the Mahopac Mines Branch and the Muscoot Reservoir.

Smaller hamlets and junctions such as Mc Keel Corners, Shrub Oak, and Jefferson Valley dot the valleys between the ridges. The eastern portion of the sheet shows the transition from the rugged highlands toward the developing suburbs of Westchester County, featuring the rail connection at Yorktown Heights and the industrial activity near Peekskill. The presence of Bear Mountain Bridge indicates the evolving transit infrastructure connecting these riverside communities.