Reproduction panoramic map of DeRuyter, New York, drawn and published by Burleigh Litho. Co. in 1892. DeRuyter is a town along the Tioughnioga River in Madison County named after Dutch Admiral Michiel De Ruyter. The first settlers established a saw mill on the river and the harvest of lumber was important to the village. The area was also valued as a dairy farming community, producing excellent butter and cheese.
This bird's-eye view map from 1892 includes buildings, clearly labeled street names and railroad lines.
Features numbered references to the following locations:
1. M. E. Church
2. Baptist Church
3. Seventh Day Baptist Church
4. DeRuyter Driving Park
5. E. C. & N. R. R. Station
5. M. E. Tallect, Coal & Produce Dealer & Station
6. A. R. Bryant, DeRuyter Furniture Works
7. Paul Billings & Co., Hay Cutting Est.
8. Beekman Block
8. A. W. Francis, Flour, Feed & Grain
9. Park House, W. W. Owens, Proprietor
10. DeRuyter, Union School
11. Hayes Bros, Carriage Making & Blacksmithing
12. Edwin N. Coon, Physician & Surgeon
13. Henry Tripp, Dealer in Flour
14. Post Office, F. L. Schellinger, Postmaster
15. L. F. Spear, Manufacture & Dealer of Harnesses
15. Mrs. M. Van Vallen, Millinery
16. S. S. Clarke, Physician & Surgeon
17. A. W. Truman, Physician & Surgeon
18. M. R. Smith, Clothier, Boots, Shoes, Hats, Caps & Gent's Furnishing Goods
18. H. P. Mitchell, Life, Fire & Accident Insurance
19. W. H. Hill, Billiards, Cigars & Confectionery
20. Jesse Stillman, Groceries
20. David S. Lord, Dentist
20. Union Hall
21. Miller & Foster, Fresh & Salt Meats
22. Hotel Beekman, C. E. Beekman, Proprietor
22. H. C. Blanchard, Barber
23. F. M. Russell, Groceries, Patent Medicines, Confectionery & Fancy Goods
23. L. B. Kern, Attorney at Law
23. John Coye, Restaurant & Billiards
24. Gleaner Office, W. W. Ames, Publisher
25. O. M. Blanchard, Carriage Manufactory & Blacksmithing
26. Mrs. Josephine Kelleen, Dress Making
27. Horace W. Burdick, Jeweler
28. G. A. Spaulding, Carpenter & Builder
36. James E. Carrington, Omnibus Line
29. Smith Block
29. Smith & Fiske, General Store
29. B. J. Brown, Jeweler, Dealer in fine Silver Ware
30. General Store
31. H. S. Walker, General Hardware
32. I. E. Smith, Furniture & Undertaking
33. H. K. Nash, Feed, Sash, Doors, Blinds and Lumber
34. E. H. Coon, Wagon Maker & Blacksmithing
35. Village Mills, Mrs. J. E. Hill, Proprietor