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1965 Map of Orchard Park

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Orchard Park
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1988
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1988

About this map

The suburban and rural landscape of Erie County is captured here as residential growth began to interface with established agriculture and aviation. West Seneca State School occupies a prominent central tract, while the surrounding area is punctuated by specialized infrastructure including the Buffalo Airpark, Conley Airfield, and Orchard Park Airport. These small airfields, alongside the Pennsylvania and Baltimore and Ohio railroads, illustrate a region in transition, serving both local industry and the expanding needs of the Buffalo metropolitan area.

Creeks such as Buffalo Creek and Cazenovia Creek meander through the terrain, passing historic community nodes like Spring Brook, Blossom, and New Ebenezer. The map detail identifies numerous educational and religious institutions, from the St John Vianney Seminary to local parish schools like St Vincent de Paul Sch. For genealogists and local historians, the sheet preserves the locations of numerous Gas Wells and Gravel Pits, marking the extraction industries that once defined the local economy.