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1905 Map of Eden

Name: 1905 Topographic Map of Eden
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1961
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1961

About this map

The Cattaraugus Indian Reservation and the winding course of Cattaraugus Creek define the southern landscape of this 1905 survey. The map documents a dense network of early 20th-century transportation, featuring the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern and the Erie railroads as they move through agricultural and industrial centers. Significant local hubs like Hamburg and North Collins appear alongside smaller settlements such as Water Valley and Clarksburg.

The presence of the Indian School and the Fairgrounds near Hamburg highlights the institutional character of the era. To the northwest, the Lake Erie shoreline is dotted with coastal points like Walden Cliffs and Wanakah. The interior terrain is marked by the steep relief of Rice Hill and the deep cuts of Eighteenmile Creek, showing a transition from the lake plains to the upland hills of southern Erie County.