1949 Map of Paris

About this map

Paris serves as the focal point of this 1940s landscape, situated at the junction of the Pennsylvania and New York Central railroads. The town’s transition into the mid-century era is marked by both the Paris Airport and the smaller Midway Landing Field to the north. Outside the city limits, a dense network of over two dozen rural schoolhouses, including Fort Sumter Sch, North Union Sch, and Lanes Branch Sch, illustrates the decentralized nature of local education before the consolidation of rural districts.