1899 Map of Gaines

About this map

Harrison Valley and Westfield serve as the primary hubs in this late nineteenth-century portrait of northern Pennsylvania. The Cowanesque River corridor dictates the movement of commerce, paralleled by the New York Central and Hudson River RR, which connects industrial points like Tannery and Elmer. To the south, the Buffalo and Susquehanna RR follows the winding path of Pine Creek, illustrating how deeply the timber and rail industries influenced the settlement patterns of Potter and Tioga Counties.