This reproduction panoramic map of Plattsburgh, New York was drawn by Christian Fausel and published by L. R. Burleigh Litho. in 1899. Plattsburgh is the county seat for Clinton County and is located near the Adirondack Mountains where the Saranac River meets the western shore of Lake Champlain. Samuel de Champlain explored this area in 1609 and it became a fur trading community. Zephaniah Platt, a lawyer and politician, founded Plattsburgh in 1785 on land granted to him by former colonial governor, The Hon. George Clinton. Platt moved to Plattsburgh ten years later and continued his law practice becoming a regent of the State University and an originator of the Erie Canal. Plattsburgh was known as "La Ville Sur le Lac" and had been the locale of the Revolutionary War's "Battle of Valcour Island" and the War of 1812's "Battle of Plattsburgh". This map shows Plattsburgh three years before it reached its city status and one year after the New York State Normal School building was completed.
The map from 1899 shows buildings, clearly labeled streets, railroad routes and features the steamer "Vermont" in the foreground.
Features numbered references to the following locations:
1. Presbyterian Church
2. Methodist Church
3. Catholic Church
4. French Catholic Church
5. Episcopal Church
6. Baptist Church
7. Synagogue
8. Rev. Hall's Church
9. U. S. Military Post
10. Site of Fort Moreau
11. N. Y. State Normal School
12. U. S. Custom House and Post Office
13. D. & H. Depot
14. Fouquet House
15. Witherill House
16. Cumberland House
17. Commercial Hotel
18. American Hotel
19. Clinton Hotel
20. U. S. Hotel, near D. & H. Depot
21. Bord's Hotel
22. Plattsburgh Light, Heat and Power Co.
23. Plattsburgh Traction Co. Stables
24. Wilcox & Son's Houses, Coal Dock and Wood Yards
25. Office of Chateauguay Ore and Iron Co.
26. F. M. Purdy Sash and Blind Factory
27. Plattsburgh Paper Mill and Bag Factory
28. C. H. Foote & Co., Wholesale Grocers
29. Plattsburgh Foundry and Machine Shop
30. W. H. Travis' Cash Meat Market
31. R. H. Hanna's Cafe and Lunch Wagons
32. T. J. D'Arcy's Cafe and Restaurant
33. E. G. Moore & Co., Jobbers of Boots, Shoes, Rubbers and Gloves
34. Baker Bros. Lumber Co.
35. H. Scheier, Cigar Manufacturer
36. J. Scheier, Cigar Manufacturer. Dealer in Cigars and Liquors
37. Honsinger & Jerry, Carriage Repository
38. W. P. Meyer & Co., Hardware
39. Henry, Wood & Marshall, Hardware
40. A. H. Marshall's Residence
41. Davis Block, Provisions, Grain and Feed
42. C. P. Carpenter, Groceries, Grist Mill and Wood Yards
43. Frank Z. Jabaut's Ice House and Wood Yards
44. W. H. Goft's Store and Wood Yard
45. Joe Ouimette's Brick Yards
46. H. A. Wood, Clothier
47. A. McHathie, Dry Goods
48. A. Sharron, Dry Goods
49. G. F. Hutchinson, Importer and Wholesale Liquor Dealer
50. J. B. Longton's Bakery
51. J. C. Gee, Blacksmith Shop
52. Weed Building