1932 Map of Fairport

About this map

The Barge Canal flows through the heart of the region, defining the industrial and transportation character of Fairport during the early 1930s. This survey illustrates a landscape in transition, where the heavy rail infrastructure of the New York Central Railroad and the West Shore Railroad parallels the waterway, supporting the growth of East Rochester. To the south and east, the terrain rises toward Baker Hill, giving way to a more rural pattern of dispersed settlements like Egypt and South Perinton. The map captures a high density of one-room schoolhouses, such as School No 8 and School No 11, serving the farming communities that surrounded the burgeoning canal towns. Large recreational and commemorative spaces, including the Midvale Country Club and Fair Haven Memorial Park Cemetery, indicate the suburban development beginning to reach outward from the Rochester area.