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1943 Map of Norwich

Name: 1943 Topographic Map of Norwich
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

Norwich serves as the focal point for this mid-century survey of Chenango County, showing the intersection of heavy rail and river valley commerce. Two major lines, the New York Ontario and Western and the Delaware Lackawanna and Western, dominate the eastern corridor along the Chenango River. This transportation network supported a series of established settlements from Earlville in the north to Polkville in the south.

Upland from the river, the landscape transitions into a series of ridges and hollows, where dozens of numbered schools, such as School No 10 near Kirk, and rural burying grounds like Packer-Mason Cem reflect a distributed agrarian community. Conservation efforts are well-documented by the large Pharsalia Game Refuge and a State Game Farm. These details, alongside family-named landmarks like Berry Hill and Negro Hill, provide a precise record of local land use before modern interstate development.