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1893 Map of Whitehall

Name: 1893 Topographic Map of Whitehall
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1954
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1954

About this map

Whitehall stands as a pivotal hub at the intersection of water and rail transport, where the Champlain Canal meets the southern waters of Lake Champlain. This late 19th-century landscape is defined by the narrow, mountain-flanked corridors that facilitated movement between New York and Vermont. The Champlain Division Delaware and Hudson RR snakes along the western shore, connecting remote outposts like Putnam Station and Dresden Station, while steam travel is noted by the presence of Steamers on Lake George.

Industry and commerce are etched into the terrain at sites like the Ore Bed Hill and the series of landings such as Snody Dock and Chubbs Dock. The topography is particularly dense, with Shaw Mountain and Bald Mountain rising sharply above the river valleys. To the east, the Poultney River and Castleton River converge near the settlement of Fair Haven, marking a busy agricultural and transit boundary between the states.