Chenango County, New York, 1802 – Vintage Map Wall Art
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Step back in time with Chenango County, New York, 1802, an antique map rich in period detail. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
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Chenango County, New York, 1802
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In 1802 Chenango County was a frontier district whose streams drained north toward the Susquehanna, and that river shaped how residents reached buyers. The Chenango River joins the Susquehanna near present-day Binghamton, so farmers and millers in the upper valley relied on rafts and flatboats to carry flour and salted pork downriver to distant markets. Winter snow and spring floods made overland hauling slow and unreliable, so families timed their sales around the thaw. Statewide, New York's population had reached about 589,000 at the 1800 census, and newcomers kept pushing into the central counties to fill the gaps between older settlements.
| Created / published | 1802 |
|---|---|
| Notes | Bird's-eye view map. |
| Subjects | Panoramic maps--New York |
| Original scan | 3,600 × 4,732 px · prints to 12 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | NY Chenango County 1802a |
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