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1954 Map of Lakewood

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Lakewood
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

Chautauqua Lake dominates the northern half of this landscape, its southern shores lined with mid-century resort and residential settlements. The developed waterfront stretches from Lakewood through Celoron and into the industrial heart of Jamestown, where the Chadakoin River drains the lake to the east. The Erie Railroad corridor serves as the primary artery for these communities, following the shoreline before cutting into the urban grid of Jamestown near Persell Sch and Lincoln Jr High Sch.

Moving south away from the lake, the terrain transitions into the agricultural and wooded uplands of the town of Busti. Here, a network of rural roads connects family-named landmarks and local burial grounds like Hatch Cem and Bush Cem. The map reveals the expansion of local education through sites like the Southwestern Central Sch, and captures established landmarks such as the Sunset Hill Cemetery and the Drive-in Theater near Shermans Bay.