1900s (20th Century) Maps of Obi, Genesee

1. 1938 Map of Olean, 1955 Print

   

   1938 Olean

   1955 Print · USGS

   Olean and the Allegheny River valley are shown here just before the mid-century, defined by a dense network of Pennsylvania and Erie rail lines. Local historians can trace the development of Westons Mills and the industrial layout near North Olean or locate the Oil Spring Indian Reservation.

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4. 1943 Map of Olean

   

   1943 Olean

   1943 Print · USGS

   Cattaraugus County in the late nineteenth century was a corridor of burgeoning rail and industry along the Allegheny. Researchers can trace the path of the Penna. R.R. through old settlements like Hinsdale and Westons Mills, or locate early landmarks like Rock City.

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7. 1960 Map of Buffalo

   

   1960 Buffalo

   1960 Print · USGS

   Western New York and the Niagara Peninsula thrive during the mid-twentieth century industrial peak. Genealogists and historians can trace family-named points and early settlements from Dunkirk Light to the Allegany Indian Reservation.

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10. 1961 Map of Portville, 1963 Print

    

    1961 Portville

    1963 Print · USGS

    The river valleys of southern New York come alive in this early 1960s survey of the Portville and Ceres area. Researchers can trace the Pennsylvania Railroad through Mill Grove or locate family roots at Chestnut Hill Cem and the West Genesee Ch.

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13. 1962 Map of Buffalo, 1980 Print

    

    1962 Buffalo

    1980 Print · USGS

    The Niagara Frontier and Western New York are captured here in the early sixties, showing the vital industrial and maritime nexus between the U.S. and Canada. Researchers can trace the path of the Welland Canal, locate the Allegany Indian Reservation, or find family sites near Chautauqua Lake.

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16. 1967 Map of Buffalo

    

    1967 Buffalo

    1967 Print · USGS

    Western New York and the Lake Erie shoreline are shown here during the mid-1960s industrial peak. Researchers can trace the massive rail networks of the Erie Railroad, locate the Cattaraugus Indian Reservation, or find historic sites like Fort Erie.

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19. 1973 Map of Buffalo

    

    1973 Buffalo

    1973 Print · USGS

    Western New York and Ontario's Golden Horseshoe meet in the early seventies, spanning from the industrial waterfronts of Buffalo to the hills of Allegany State Park. Trace the paths of the Welland Canal and Erie Lackawanna railroad through the lakefront towns of Dunkirk and Port Colborne.

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22. 1986 Map of Olean

    

    1986 Olean

    1986 Print · USGS

    The Southern Tier and northern Pennsylvania border are captured here in the mid-1980s as the regional rail and river economy evolved. Genealogists and local historians can trace family-named sites across the Allegany Indian Reservation, identify old Oil Field tracts, or locate landmarks like St Bonaventure University and the Tannery.

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