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1986 Map of Auburn

Name: 1986 Topographic Map of Auburn
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1993
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1993

About this map

Seneca Lake and Cayuga Lake dominate the western half of this Finger Lakes landscape, shaping a corridor of agricultural and industrial development that stretches from Geneva and Seneca Falls toward the northern reaches of Ithaca. The central presence of Seneca Army Depot between the two major lakes reflects the mid-century military footprint in the region, while the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge at the head of the lakes preserves the critical wetlands of the Seneca River basin.

Further east, the terrain rises into the highlands around Moravia and Cortland, where the narrow glacial troughs of Owasco Lake and Skaneateles Lake slice through the hills. Small hilltop settlements like Poplar Ridge and Scipioville sit along the ridges, connected by a network of state highways that replaced the earlier influence of the Lehigh Valley RR. From the steep ravines at Fillmore Glen State Park to the lakeside marshes, the map captures a period of established lakeside recreation and rural township organization before modern suburban expansion.