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1950 Map of Alpine

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Alpine
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1952
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1952

About this map

Connecticut Hill and a series of high ridges define this 1950 snapshot of the southern Finger Lakes region, where the Lehigh Valley railroad dictates the flow of commerce and transit. The railway line threads through the narrow valleys, connecting the settlements of Alpine, Alpine Junction, and Cayuta. This landscape is marked by steep ravines such as Hendershot Gulf and The Gulf, while the northern edge is anchored by the waters of Lake Cayuta.

Genealogists and local historians can locate the Lawrence Memorial Chapel near the lake's western shore and a Fish Hatchery tucked into the valley of Irish Hill. The map illustrates a transition in land use, showing the marshy expanse of Hinman Swamp alongside the upland pastures of Van Lone Hill and Rowell Hill. This survey captures the rural infrastructure of the early 1950s, documenting family-named roads like Siebring Road and Parrott Road that served the dispersed hill farms of Schuyler and Tompkins counties.