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1962 Map of Elmira

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Elmira
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

Seneca Lake and Cayuga Lake anchor this 1960s regional survey of New York’s Southern Tier and central lake district. The landscape reflects a mid-century infrastructure in transition, showing the newly established New York State Thruway and the Southern Tier Expressway cutting through the Allegheny Plateau. Significant industrial and military footprints are visible, notably the Seneca Army Depot situated between the two largest lakes, and the sprawling rail networks of the Erie Lackawanna RR and Lehigh Valley RR that connected regional hubs like Elmira and Syracuse.

From the Onondaga Indian Reservation in the northeast to the steep walls of Letchworth State Park in the west, the map details a land of deep glacial troughs and high ridges. Conservation and history intersect at the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge and Newton Battlefield State Park, while the concentration of settlements around Keuka Lake and Canandaigua Lake illustrates the enduring appeal of the Finger Lakes region for both industry and settlement.