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1961 Map of Rochester

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Rochester
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

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Lake Ontario dominates the northern half of this landscape, its southern shoreline defined by the strategic waterways of the Erie Canal and the Genesee River. The region centers on the burgeoning urban corridors of Rochester and Syracuse, connected by the New York State Thruway and the heavy industrial rail lines of the Penn Central. This 1960s-era geography reflects a post-war period of suburban expansion into towns like Irondequoit, Brighton, and Liverpool.

Significant natural and military landmarks are preserved along the coast, from the Sackets Harbor Battlefield St Pk near Camp Drum Military Reservation to the striking Chimney Bluffs. The map illustrates the hydrological complexity of the Finger Lakes drainage, featuring the Seneca River and the marshlands of the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge. In the east, Oneida Lake and its islands, such as Frenchman Island, mark the transition toward the central New York lake plains.