1950 Map of Ashwood

About this map

Oak Orchard Creek winds northward through this agricultural landscape of Orleans County, eventually meeting Lake Ontario near Lakeside. The settlement pattern in the 1950s follows a well-established grid of local roads, such as Stillwater Road and Ridge Road, which connect rural hamlets like Ashwood, Kenyonville, and Waterport. The southern edge of the map is defined by the historic corridor of the Erie Canal near Eagle Harbor, a vital piece of New York's early transportation infrastructure that remains prominent even as the New York Central Railroad bisects the center of the township.