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1960 Map of North East

Name: 1960 Topographic Map of North East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1962
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1962

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The Lake Erie shoreline and the sprawling fruit-growing district surrounding North East anchor this 1960 survey. This area is defined by a dense transportation corridor where the New York State Thruway and the New York Chicago and St Louis railroad parallel the coast. The borough of North East itself shows a developed grid featuring St Marys College, St Gregorys church, and the Heard Memorial School.

To the south, the terrain rises into the headwaters of the Allegheny watershed, marked by several artificial water bodies including Bull Reservoir, Smith Reservoir, and Grahamville Reservoir. The landscape transitions from the coastal lowlands of Freeport and Orchard Beach to the wooded tracts of State Game Lands No 163. Local history is preserved in the placement of rural landmarks like Delhill Corners and the winding course of Sixteenmile Creek as it cuts toward the lake.