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1903 Map of Hammondsport

Name: 1903 Topographic Map of Hammondsport
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1913
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1913

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Keuka Lake anchors this early twentieth-century landscape, where the Y-shaped water body meets the village of Hammondsport at its southern tip. This area is characterized by a sophisticated transportation network that supported the local economy, including the Bath & Hammondsport line and the Erie R.R. (Rochester Div.). The terrain is marked by deep hollows and narrow valleys, such as Birdseye Hollow Creek, which flow toward the Cohocton River near Savona.

Smaller settlements like Wayne Four Corners, Bradford, and Monterey are connected by a web of rural roads, illustrating the distribution of the population before significant modern consolidation. The presence of numerous smaller bodies of water, including Lamoka Lake, Little Lake, and a cluster of ponds such as Parker Lake and Peterson Lake, highlights a complex glaciated geography. These features provided critical water resources for the agricultural and early industrial activities of Steuben and Yates counties.