1962 Map of Buffalo

About this map

Industrial hubs and extensive state lands define this international border region along the eastern shores of Lake Erie. The 1960s landscape is anchored by the manufacturing and shipping centers of Buffalo and Lackawanna, with the Niagara River and Welland River serving as critical corridors for trade between the United States and Canada. Further south, the map illustrates the transition from the lake plains into the heavily wooded Allegheny Plateau, where the massive Allegany State Park and Letchworth State Park preserve significant reaches of the Allegheny River and Genesee River valleys. The sheet reveals a dense network of transit, from the New York State Thruway to legacy rail lines like the Erie RR and Baltimore & Ohio RR. Unique local landmarks such as Wainfleet Marsh and the Seneca Ordnance Depot provide specific points of interest for those tracking regional history or family connections in Western New York.