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1969 Map of Dryden

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Dryden
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

The village of Dryden and its surrounding countryside are defined by the Lehigh Valley corridor, where the railroad and Virgil Creek cut through the high terrain of Tompkins County. To the south, the landscape is heavily forested, dominated by the expansive Yellow Barn State Forest and Hammond Hill State Forest. These protected lands are marked by prominent peaks such as Yellow Barn Hill and Star Stanton Hill, with small streams like Sixmile Creek carving narrow valleys through the hills.

Local history is preserved in the small settlements of Slaterville Springs and Caroline, where family names and community foundations appear at the Mulks Cem, Dutch Reformed Cem, and Caroline Sch. Along the northern edge, a mid-century character emerges with a Drive-in Theater and Trailer Park near Willow Glen, contrasting with the more industrial Quarry and the Lehigh Valley rail line that skirts the eastern shore of Dryden Lake.