1957 Map of Potter Brook

About this map

The Cowanesque River corridor anchors this mid-century survey of Tioga County, where the borough of Westfield serves as the primary hub of commerce and transit. Settlement patterns follow the valley floors, with the Penn Central and Wa&G railroads providing the industrial backbone for communities like Cowanesque and Potter Brook. The terrain is defined by a dense network of hollows, including California Hollow and Shingle Shanty Hollow, which drain toward the river from the surrounding uplands. Local history is etched into the landscape through numerous family and community burial grounds such as Mt Pleasant Cemetery, Plank Cem, and Champlin Cem. Beyond the river valley, the map details rural life in Brookfield and Sylvester, showing a landscape of scattered farmsteads and narrow roads like Plank Road winding through the timbered heights near Asaph Peak.