1965 Map of Hornell

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The Canisteo River valley serves as the industrial and residential heart of this mid-1960s survey, dominated by the city of Hornell. This era shows a community deeply integrated with the Erie Lackawanna rail lines, which bifurcate the urban center and follow the river's path. To the west, the massive Almond Reservoir creates a significant water feature behind a dam on Canacadea Creek, surrounded by the protected grounds of a State Reforestation Area. This landscape transition from the densely developed city streets to the high, wooded ridges of Meeks Hill and Bald Hill illustrates the classic Southern Tier topography where steep hills constrain development to the narrow valley floors. Rural outposts like Bishopville and Hartsville Center offer a view into the agricultural and residential fringes of the county at a time when local schools like the Columbian Sch and North Hornell Sch anchored their respective neighborhoods.