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1918 Map of Hornell

Name: 1918 Topographic Map of Hornell
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1950
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1950

About this map

Hornell serves as the industrial and transportation hub of the western Steuben County region during this First World War era survey. The city is a convergence point for several major rail lines, including the Erie R R, the Pittsburgh Shawmut and Northern, and the specialized Canisteo Electric line. These corridors follow the natural valleys carved by the Canisteo River and Canaseraga Creek, while the surrounding uplands of Cream Hill and Brown Hill remain distinctly rural.

A dense network of district schools, such as New Gayland School, Lake Hollow School, and Dutch Street School, pepper the landscape, marking the small neighborhood centers of a bygone agrarian society. Smaller settlements like Arkport, South Dansville, and Canisteo are clearly defined amidst a topography of steep ridges and numerous small waterways like Big Creek and Chauncey Run. This survey offers a precise record of rural New York when one-room schoolhouses still defined the social geography of the hills.