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1961 Map of Salamanca

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Salamanca
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

The Allegheny River corridor serves as the primary artery through this portion of Cattaraugus County, shaping the development of Salamanca and the surrounding valley. In the early 1960s, the landscape is defined by the intersection of the Allegany Indian Reservation and the city's residential grid, where landmarks like Wildwood Cem and Holy Cross Ch sit alongside the busy Erie-Lackawanna and Baltimore and Ohio railroads.

North of the river, the terrain rises into steep hollows such as Mutton Hollow and Hungry Hollow, where smaller settlements like Kill Buck and Wrights cluster along the Great Valley Creek. This survey captures a moment of established transit and local infrastructure, documenting everything from the Salamanca Airport to the Lookout Tower within Allegany State Park. The transition from the industrial rail hub of the city to the managed wilderness of the state park highlights the varied land use of the era.