1943 Map of Earlville

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The New York Ontario and Western RR and Delaware Lackawanna and Western RR dominate the valley floor of the Chenango River in this 1943 survey, illustrating the critical transportation corridor between Earlville and Sherburne. A notable relic of an earlier era is the Chenango Canal (Abandoned), which traces the same low-lying path as the modern rails and the Sangerfield River. The surrounding hills, such as Negro Hill and Church Hill, are dotted with isolated rural identifiers including School No 5 and several family-named burial grounds like Wilcox Cem and Reynolds Cem. The southern extent features the rural junction at Sherburne Four Corners, while the Rogers State Game Farm occupies the fertile lands near the river confluence, highlighting the 1940s land use patterns in Chenango County.