Skaneateles, New York, 1884 – 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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This antique map of Skaneateles, New York, 1884 brings a moment of history to your wall. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
Library of Congress record: Skaneateles, N.Y.
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Skaneateles, New York, 1884
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Skaneateles, New York, sat at the north end of the long, narrow lake that shares its name, in the Finger Lakes country of central New York. By 1884 the village drew its living from a mix of small manufacturing, farming on the surrounding hills, and trade with nearby Syracuse and Auburn, which were reached by rail. Its lake was already prized for clear water and summer cottages, and steamboats carried visitors up and down the shoreline during the warm months. Residents in that decade would have known the village as a quiet, prosperous lakeside community whose streets, churches, and mill buildings clustered along the lake's outlet. The bird's-eye view shows that settled town at a time when the Finger Lakes were growing into a regional destination for both work and leisure.
| Created / published | 1884 |
|---|---|
| Creator | beck & pauli, burleigh, l. r. |
| Notes | Bird's-eye view map. |
| Subjects | Panoramic maps--New York |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Maps |
| Original scan | 9,568 × 4,384 px · prints to 32 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Skaneateles, N.Y. |
| Reference | NY Skaneateles 1884 |
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