1903 Map of Harford

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Tioughnioga River and its accompanying valley dominate the eastern edge of this landscape, serving as a primary corridor for the Delaware Lackawanna and Western RR and the Syracuse and Oswego Div. This rail network connects settlements like Marathon and Lisle, while the western hills are traversed by the Lehigh Valley RR, which passes through Harford and Richford. The map reveals a highly fragmented geography of township and county lines, where Cortland, Tioga, and Broome counties meet. Local life at the turn of the century centered on a network of small hamlets and crossroads, including Nanticoke Springs, East Richford, and Messengerville. The terrain is deeply incised by numerous waterways such as Dudley Creek, Wilson Creek, and Virgil Creek, which dictated the placement of roads and early farmsteads across the Southern Tier hills.