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1955 Map of Lee Center

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Lee Center
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1970
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1970

About this map

East Branch Fish Creek winds through this mid-century landscape of northern Oneida County, connecting several historic hamlets and infrastructure projects. The area is defined by its water management for nearby urban centers, featuring both the Oneida City Reservoir and the City of Rome Reservoir. Settlement patterns are anchored by Taberg and Lee Center, where the infrastructure of rural life is visible through a numbered school system ranging from School No 1 to Sch No 14.

Transport history is etched into the terrain via an Old Railroad Grade and the Becks Grove Airstrip near Humaston. Religious and community life is centered at sites like St Josephs Ch and Maple Hill Cem. The southern portion of the map transitions into the lowlands of Huckleberry Swamp and the drainage of Sash Factory Creek, illustrating a balance between cultivated land, reforestation areas, and natural wetlands during the 1950s.