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1949 Map of Attica

Name: 1949 Topographic Map of Attica
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1953
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1953

About this map

Attica sits at the heart of a complex rail corridor in the post-war years, where the New York Central, Lehigh Valley, Erie, and Delaware Lackawanna and Western railroads all converge or pass through this corner of western New York. The landscape is defined by the transition from the rolling terrain of Orangeville and Bennington down toward the Tonawanda Creek valley.

Evidence of rural social infrastructure is dense throughout the townships, with numerous numbered schoolhouses like School No 13 and School No 10 serving scattered hamlets. Local history is anchored in the naming of rural crossroads and landmarks, such as Murrays Corner and Harris Corners, while the presence of the Attica State Prison near the village of Attica and Camp Schoellkopf near Cowlesville highlights the varied institutional and recreational uses of the land during this period.