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1954 Map of Cherry Creek

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Cherry Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1990
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1990

About this map

The village of South Dayton serves as a major waypoint in this mid-century survey of the Chautauqua and Cattaraugus county line. The Erie RR defines the local economy, cutting northwest through the landscape with a dedicated RR Sta serving the village of Cherry Creek. This rural corridor is characterized by its numerous "Corners" — small named intersections like Balcom Corners, Meyers Corners, and Kings School Corner that speak to the legacy of family-farm clusters.

Education and community landmarks are well-represented, from the Pine Valley Central Sch to the more localized Shattuck School and Gardner Sch. To the east, the village of Leon sits near the Union Cem, while the complex drainage of the Conewango Creek basin, including the West Branch Conewango Creek and several managed drainage ditches like the Dredge Bed, reveals the agricultural importance of this low-lying valley between Aldrich Hill and Pickup Hill.