1895 Map of Whitehall

About this map

The Whitehall corridor serves as a vital transportation nexus at the southern terminus of Lake Champlain. This 1895 survey illustrates the sophisticated late-nineteenth-century infrastructure where the Delaware and Hudson Canal and various rail lines meet the water. To the west, Lake George is depicted with its steamer routes and rocky points like Pardo Pt. and Jenkins Point, while the narrow valley of South Bay carves deep into the town of Dresden. The map captures the agricultural and industrial interface along the Vermont border, following the Poultney River past Carver Falls into Fair Haven. From the lonely heights of Bald Mountain to the clustered buildings of Putnam Station and Benson Landing, the landscape is defined by the transition from steep Adirondack foothills to the fertile river valleys and canal-side docks like Chubbs Dock and Snody Dock.