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1953 Map of Beaver Dams

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Beaver Dams
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

New York Central rail lines anchor the valley floor of this mid-century survey, tracing the corridor between Beaver Dams and Chambers. The landscape is a mix of high ridge country and deep glacial cuts, where the State Park at Watkins Glen reveals the dramatic descent of water from the hills toward the Finger Lakes region. Small rural settlements like Townsend and Wedgewood are connected by a network of family-named roads, indicating a deeply rooted agricultural and residential community.

Genealogists will find a wealth of local landmarks, including the Savory Cem and Maple Grove Cem, alongside several one-room schoolhouses like Sugar Hill Sch and the Upper Moreland Sch. The presence of the Hidden Valley Camp near the northern glen suggest the area's early 20th-century transition toward recreation and conservation, while the enduring paths of Shequaga Creek and Post Creek define the drainage patterns that shaped early settlement in these southern tier highlands.