Shortsville, New York, 1892 – Vintage Map Wall Art
(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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Shortsville, New York, 1892 comes to life in this antique map, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
Library of Congress record: Shortsville, N.Y.
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Shortsville, New York, 1892
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Shortsville, in Ontario County in western New York, was a small rural village in 1892, set among the farms and orchards that stretched between the Finger Lakes and the Erie Canal country. Its economy rested on agriculture: dairy herds, grain, and the fruit and grape growing that marked much of the lake region. Railroad service linked the village to nearby markets and to larger towns such as Canandaigua and Rochester, letting farmers ship produce and bring in goods. Residents would have known Shortsville as a quiet, close-knit community whose churches, schools, and local businesses served the surrounding countryside, a place where the pace of life followed the seasons more than the factory whistle.
| Created / published | 1892 |
|---|---|
| Creator | burleigh litho |
| Notes | Bird's-eye view map. |
| Subjects | Panoramic maps--New York |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Maps |
| Original scan | 7,599 × 5,443 px · prints to 25 × 18 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Shortsville, N.Y. |
| Reference | NY Shortsville 1892 |
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