Philmont, New York, 1881 – Antique Wall Map
(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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Philmont, New York, 1881 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: Philmont, N.Y. : 1881
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Philmont, New York, 1881
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Philmont, in the Harlem Valley of Columbia County, New York, was a small rural village in 1881, set among dairy farms and orchards that supplied milk, butter, and produce to markets downstate. The railroad through the valley gave farmers a way to ship their goods to New York City, and it tied the village's fortunes to the larger rhythms of the region's agriculture. Like most villages of its size, Philmont's civic life centered on its churches, schools, and local businesses, with residents largely known to one another across the surrounding countryside. The bird's-eye view captures a community in which farming and the railway defined daily life, at a time when the Hudson Valley counties were still largely rural and oriented toward the river and the rail lines that carried their goods outward.
| Created / published | 1881 |
|---|---|
| Notes | Bird's-eye view map. |
| Subjects | Panoramic maps--New York |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Maps |
| Original scan | 5,958 × 5,220 px · prints to 20 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Philmont, N.Y. : 1881 |
| Reference | NY Philmont 1881 |
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