1905 Map of Depew

About this map

Depew and the surrounding Erie County townships emerge as a dense nexus of industrial transportation at the beginning of the twentieth century. The landscape is defined by the extraordinary concentration of major rail lines, including the Lehigh Valley R R, Erie R R, and the New York Central and Hudson River R R, which converge as they approach Buffalo. These corridors created a unique pattern of rail-dependent hamlets such as Looneyville Sta, Pavement, and Grimesville.