1903 Map of Hammondsport

About this map

Keuka Lake serves as the dominant geographic anchor of this Finger Lakes region, where a charted Steamboat Route connects the town of Hammondsport to northern landings like Urbana and Gibson Landing. The landscape at the turn of the century is a complex network of glacial valleys and ridges, with the Bath & Hammondsport RR terminating at the lake's southern inlet. To the east, the twin basins of Little Lake and Lamoka Lake define the transition toward Tyrone, while the Delaware Lackawanna and Western RR follows the Cohocton River valley through Savona. This survey reveals the dense placement of agricultural settlements such as Wayne Four Corners and South Bradford, showing a rural society tightly integrated with its waterways and evolving rail transport.