1955 Map of Otisco Valley

About this map

Otisco Lake and the glacially carved valleys of central New York define this mid-century landscape at the border of Onondaga and Cortland Counties. The mapping shows a deeply agricultural and recreational region, with the southern tip of the lake giving way to the sprawling State Reforestation Area and numerous family-named peaks like Canty Hill and Preble Hill. In the eastern corridor, the Tully Valley is characterized by its unique chain of kettle lakes, including Song Lake, Crooked Lake, and Tully Lake, where Assembly Park and Camp Hoover suggest a long-established summer community culture.