Malone, New York, 1886 – 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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Few images capture their era like this antique map of Malone, New York, 1886. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
Library of Congress record: Malone, N.Y.
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Malone, New York, 1886
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Malone, the seat of Franklin County in far northern New York, was a farm-trading and railroad town in 1886, when this bird's-eye view was drawn. Its economy rested on dairying, grain, and the lumber and produce brought in from the surrounding Adirondack foothills and the lands toward the Canadian border. Rail lines running through town let local merchants ship milk, cheese, and timber to larger markets, and the depot and freight yards were central to daily commerce. Residents knew Malone as a quiet county center of courthouses, churches, schools, and shops, where agricultural prosperity and the steady pace of the railroad shaped civic life. The view captures a community at a moment when rail connections were reshaping how far its goods and its people could travel.
| Created / published | 1886 |
|---|---|
| Creator | c.h. vogt & son, burleigh, l. r. |
| Notes | Bird's-eye view map. |
| Subjects | Panoramic maps--New York |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Maps |
| Original scan | 9,600 × 5,040 px · prints to 32 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Malone, N.Y. |
| Reference | NY Malone 1886 |
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