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1983 Map of Canandaigua

Name: 1983 Topographic Map of Canandaigua
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1993
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1993

About this map

Canandaigua Lake and the surrounding glacial fingers dominate this topographic landscape during the early 1980s. The region is defined by deep north-south valleys and a robust agricultural economy, anchored by the State Agricultural Experiment Station near Geneva. The map captures the transportation corridor of the New York State Thruway and the Conrail lines as they cut through established towns like Canandaigua, Le Roy, and Clifton Springs.

Along the western edge, the Genesee River carves through the dramatic gorge of Letchworth State Park. The distribution of settlements such as Geneseo, home to the State University of New York at Geneseo, and Penn Yan at the foot of Keuka Lake, reflects a long history of water-based industry and valley farming. This survey provides a clear view of the rural landscape before late-twentieth-century development altered many of these corridor towns.