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1929 Map of Corry

Name: 1929 Topographic Map of Corry
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1929
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1929

About this map

Corry serves as the industrial and transportation nexus of this region, where the Erie RR and Pennsylvania RR converge amidst a landscape of steep hills and creek valleys. The 1929 survey captures the area at a point of high rural density, marked by dozens of named country schools like Sample Flats Sch and Wheelock Sch that anchored local farming communities. The terrain is defined by the drainage of French Creek and Brokenstraw Creek, with the latter winding through the eastern portion of the map near the Columbus settlement.

Local history is preserved through numerous family-named landmarks and crossroads, such as Blakeslee Corners and Buells Corners. Significant wetlands like Tamarack Swamp and Benson Swamp remain undeveloped, contrasting with the organized grid of Spartansburg and the early automotive routes of the Roosevelt Highway. The map also traces the state line with New York, revealing how local geography and early transit corridors ignored political boundaries in favor of the natural valleys.