1950 Map of Gasport

About this map

The Erie Canal and the New York Central and Hudson River RR (Rochester Branch) run in parallel through this mid-century portrait of Niagara County, centering on the village of Gasport. This corridor serves as the primary artery for the region, where the industrial presence of the Middleport Water Supply and the transit hub at Reynales Basin meet a landscape largely defined by family orchards and small rural hamlets. The map meticulously documents the transition from the fruit-growing plains of Hartland in the north to the more varied elevation of Royalton in the south.