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1969 Map of Elmira

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Elmira
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1988
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1988

About this map

Elmira and its immediate surroundings are captured here at the close of the 1960s, showing a city structured by industrial rail corridors and the curve of the Chemung River. The northern landscape is dominated by the sprawling grounds of the Elmira Reformatory and the adjacent Woodlawn Cemetery, which includes the Woodlawn National Cem. Educational and civic foundations are densely mapped, from the central Elmira College and historic Courthouse to numerous parochial institutions like St Patricks Sch.

Transit patterns show the influence of the Erie-Lackawanna and Penn Central railroads as they navigate the river valley, connecting smaller communities like Southport and Pine City. To the south, the terrain rises sharply toward Green Hill and Mount Zoar Hill, where the suburban character of Golden Glow Heights gives way to more rural settlements such as Rosstown along the Christian Hollow Creek valley.