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1903 Map of Penn Yan

Name: 1903 Topographic Map of Penn Yan
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1940
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1940

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Keuka Lake dominates this landscape, branching around the prominent Bluff Point where a dedicated Steamboat Route connected lakeside landings like Chidsey Pt. and Cinconia. At the northeastern fork, Penn Yan serves as the industrial and transportation hub, situated where the Keuka Lake Outlet begins its descent toward Seneca Lake. This outlet was a critical power source for the era's industry, supporting operations at Milo Mills and Seneca Mills.

The infrastructure of the early twentieth century is clearly defined, showing the Northern Central R. R. cutting through Torrey and Milo, alongside an Electric R. R. line. Smaller rural hamlets like Benton Center, Guyanoga, and Barrington are linked by a dense network of country roads, while the survey precisely follows the Boundary Line between Yates and Steuben counties through the western hills.