Wappingers Falls, New York, 1889 – 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 rare antique map captures Wappingers Falls, New York, 1889 in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
Library of Congress record: Wappingers Falls, N.Y.
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Wappingers Falls, New York, 1889
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Wappingers Falls, in Dutchess County, New York, took its shape in the 1880s from the Wappingers Creek, whose drop over rock ledges powered the mills that gave the village its name and its work. Like many Hudson Valley communities, it depended on local manufacturing, with workers living close to the water and the factories along it. Farms and orchards spread across the surrounding hills, and their produce moved toward the river and the markets downstream. Poughkeepsie, the county seat, lay a short distance to the south, so village affairs were tied to county government and to the steady traffic of the Hudson corridor. In 1889, residents would have known Wappingers Falls as a mill town on a river-fed creek, a place where the water's force and the seasons of the valley set the pace of daily life.
| Created / published | 1889 |
|---|---|
| Creator | burleigh litho, burleigh, l. r. |
| Notes | Bird's-eye view map. |
| Subjects | Panoramic maps--New York |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Maps |
| Original scan | 8,472 × 5,368 px · prints to 28 × 18 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Wappingers Falls, N.Y. |
| Reference | NY WappingersFalls 1889 |
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