1956 Map of Pennellville

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The Oswego River and Oswego Canal carve through the southwestern corner of this Oswego County landscape, marking a vital corridor of New York's historic water-based transport network. Inland from the river, the mid-1950s terrain is a patchwork of small agricultural settlements and crossroads, including Pennellville, Gilbert Mills, and Palermo. The infrastructure of the era is clearly defined by the diverging paths of the New York Central and the New York Ontario and Western railroads, which once serviced industrial points like Great Bear Siding.