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1969 Map of Owego

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Owego
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

The Susquehanna River carves a deep valley through Tioga County, defining the industrial and social layout of Owego and the surrounding river towns. In the late 1960s, the twin corridors of the Erie Lackawanna and Lehigh Valley railroads parallel the water, serving the riverside settlements of Lounsberry and Tioga Center. The map reveals the era's transport infrastructure, including the Landing Strip and the winding Valley Road, which hugs the northern bank near the dramatic river bend at Devils Elbow.

Away from the floodplain, the landscape rises into the high ridges of West Beecher Hill and Catlin Hill. These uplands are dotted with rural landmarks essential for genealogists, from the Sulphur Springs Chapel to remote burial grounds like St Patricks Cem. The transition from the dense urban grid of Owego, featuring Marvin Park and the Evergreen Cemetery, to the scattered farmsteads of East Nichols and Waits illustrates the enduring rural character of the southern tier before modern development intensified.