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1903 Map of Hammondsport

Name: 1903 Topographic Map of Hammondsport
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1944
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1944

About this map

Keuka Lake and the village of Hammondsport anchor this turn-of-the-century portrait of the Finger Lakes region, where the steep topography of the Chemung and Cohocton river valleys meets the deep glacial waters. A distinct Steamboat Route tracks the length of the lake, connecting shorefront landings like Gibson Landing and Urbana with the southern terminus. This transportation network is mirrored on land by the specialized Bath & Hammondsport R.R., which provided a vital link for the local viticulture and industry before the rise of the automobile.

Further east, the map details a complex system of smaller water bodies including Little Lake and Lamoka Lake, surrounded by small settlements such as Wayne Four Corners, Tyrone, and Bradford. The southwestern corner is dominated by the Cohocton River corridor, where the Erie R.R. (Rochester Div.) and the Delaware Lackawanna & Western R.R. parallel the valley through Savona. The intricate contouring illustrates the transition from high upland plateaus to the narrow, cultivated valleys that define the Steuben and Schuyler county borders.