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1903 Map of Norwich

Name: 1903 Topographic Map of Norwich
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1936
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1936

About this map

The Chenango River valley serves as the industrial and transit corridor for this part of New York at the turn of the century. The city of Norwich dominates the southeastern corner, where a grid of streets meets the New York Ontario and Western RR and the Delaware Lackawanna and Western RR. These competing rail lines parallel the river, connecting manufacturing centers like Sherburne and Earlville to the larger regional economy.

Upland from the valley, the landscape transitions into a series of high ridges and hollows, such as Dark Hollow and Pigeon Hill. Small agricultural hamlets like Beaver Meadow, North Pharsalia, and Irelands Mills are linked by a network of winding roads, many following the course of creeks like the Canasawacta Creek. The presence of Plymouth Pond and numerous smaller reservoirs highlights the era's reliance on local water sources for both agriculture and early industry.