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1924 Map of Deposit

Name: 1924 Topographic Map of Deposit
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1957
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1957

About this map

The West Branch Delaware River carves through this Southern Tier landscape, anchoring several valley communities before they were altered by later twentieth-century water management projects. Deposit serves as a primary hub where the Erie RR parallels the river, while smaller hamlets like Cannonsville, Rock Royal, and Stilesville dot the fertile lowlands. The survey reveals a dense network of early rural education, featuring uniquely named institutions such as the Slow and Easy School, Hungry Hollow School, and Steam Mill School.

Upland areas are defined by family-named ridges and hollows, including Melondy Hill and Michigan Hollow. A prominent industrial feature of the era is the Pipe Line traversing the rugged terrain of Sanford and Hancock. From the recreational waters of Oquaga Lake to the scattered dairy-country settlements like Masonville and Mc Clure Settlement, the map documents a transition from nineteenth-century agrarian life to early industrial infrastructure.