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1953 Map of Horseheads

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Horseheads
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1955
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1955

About this map

Horseheads serves as a significant rail and industrial hub in the mid-1950s, where the Pennsylvania, Lehigh Valley, and Erie railroads converge. This post-war survey illustrates the dense infrastructure of the Chemung County valley, from the County Fairgrounds to the northern reaches of Elmira Heights. The landscape is a mix of expanding residential streets and surviving rural districts, marked by a high density of local institutions including School No 7 and the Edison High Sch.

Newtown Creek and the North Branch Newtown Creek carve through the terrain, flanked by significant elevations like Bowman Hill and Talarico Hill. Evidence of earlier transport persists along the valley floor near Pine Valley, where an abandoned canal bed runs parallel to the rail lines. Small settlements like Sullivanville and Slabtown retain their distinct identities amidst the growing suburban footprint of the larger municipalities.