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1944 Map of Albion

Name: 1944 Topographic Map of Albion
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1944
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1944

About this map

The Erie Canal cuts through the northern edge of this Orleans County landscape, anchoring the bustling village of Albion during the mid-1940s. The village serves as a concentrated hub of institutions, including the NY State Training School for Girls and the Mt Albion Cem, situated along the Niagara Hudson System (Falls Branch) rail line. Beyond the village, the land transitions into the rural townships of Barre and Elba, where a network of numbered schoolhouses, such as School No 13 and School No 10, marks the center of agricultural life.

Evidence of the region's topography is visible in the south, where Oak Orchard Swamp straddles the boundary with Genesee County. Small hamlets like Barre Center and Richs Corners are connected by a grid of named roads including Lee Road and Culver Road. The map documents a landscape defined by its water-and-rail infrastructure and the systematic organization of its rural school districts before the era of major school consolidations.