The Saratoga Course of 1874
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Title
The Saratoga Course of 1874
Date
1874
Is Part Of
"The Battle of the Oars," New York Herald, Regatta Edition, July 16, 1874
Publisher
The New York Herald
Description
A map of the course of the 1874 college regatta at Saratoga Springs that introduced a 4-page supplement to the New York Herald on the day of the race. Additional maps included were the course of the Springfield (MA) and Worcester (MA) courses.
Language
eng
Contributor
Fisk and son., engravers
Map Item Type Metadata
Date Depicted (Display)
July 16, 1874
Date Published (Display)
July 16, 1874
Abstract (& Historical Note)
Saratoga Springs hosted several college summer rowing contests in the 1870s, to wide national interest. Maps helped those who couldn’t participate or cheer on the rowers get a sense of their course. In 1874, the New York Herald Tribune published a “Regatta Edition,” leading with three regatta route maps: one for Saratoga Springs, Springfield, Mass and Worcester, Mass. The Saratoga map covers the area around Lake Saratoga with a notional map of downtown Saratoga Springs, and includes routes and roads linking the race to the surrounding area. Details to interest local and sportsman alike were included, from each crew's boathouse to properties along the lake, including houses (such as that of publisher Frank Leslie), a grist mill and saw mill, Chapman's Grove and hotels.
Repository
The Saratoga Springs History Museum (Saratoga Springs, N.Y.)
Scope
Other
Type
Road maps
Theme
Civic Life
Transportation
Record Creation Date
3/29/2015
Collection
Citation
“The Saratoga Course of 1874,” Skidmore Saratoga Memory Project, accessed January 31, 2025, https://ssmp.skidmore.edu/document/202.
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