Watertown, New York, 1891 – Historic Map Reproduction
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Step back in time with Watertown, New York, 1891, an antique map rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
Library of Congress record: Watertown, N.Y.
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Watertown, New York, 1891
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Watertown, New York, in 1891 was a busy city of the upper Black River Valley, shaped by its position on the Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg Railroad and by water power from the Black River. Its economy rested on manufacturing, especially the paper mills and the foundries and machine shops that served farms across Jefferson County, and the city's dairy and grain trade drew wagons and rail cars to its depots. Watertown had grown quickly after the Civil War, and by the early 1890s its streets, churches, schools and commercial blocks were laid out in the dense pattern this bird's-eye view records. Residents of the day would have known the city as a center of northern New York industry and a stop on the route toward the St. Lawrence River and the Thousand Islands.
| Created / published | 1891 |
|---|---|
| Creator | burleigh litho, kimball, j. c. |
| Notes | Bird's-eye view map. |
| Subjects | Panoramic maps--New York |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Maps |
| Original scan | 10,548 × 6,024 px · prints to 35 × 20 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Watertown, N.Y. |
| Reference | NY Watertown 1891 |
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