1973 Map of Buffalo
USGS Topo · Published 1973About this map
Industrial and maritime hubs define this border region along Lake Erie, where the Niagara River and the Welland Canal facilitate international commerce between the United States and Canada. The urban core of Buffalo, Cheektowaga, and Lackawanna stands as a dense terminal for major transportation routes, including the New York State Thruway and a massive rail network featuring the Erie Lackawanna and Pennsylvania lines. Southward, the terrain shifts into the timbered uplands of Allegany State Park and the glacial valleys surrounding Chautauqua Lake. The landscape reveals a complex economy of lakeside industry at Dunkirk and Port Colborne contrasted with the deep river valleys of the Allegheny River and Cattaraugus Creek, showing the 1970s balance of heavy manufacture and protected state parklands.
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