1957 Map of Sayre

About this map

The Lehigh Valley railroad corridor serves as the industrial backbone of this valley, where the Chemung River joins the Susquehanna River at Tioga Pt. In the late 1960s, the urban centers of Sayre and Athens show a dense concentration of civic life, anchored by landmarks like the Robt Packer Hosp and Boro Hall. The map reveals a transition from these busy street grids to the rural uplands of Smithfield and Ulster, where family-named landmarks like Peas Hill and Huffs Corner define the landscape. Transportation patterns are particularly evident, from the Blue Swan Airport and a small Landing Strip near the state line to the network of narrow roads such as Dunckley Hill Road and Joe Reagan Road that wind through the hills south of Wilawana. Local genealogists will find value in the detailed plotting of cemeteries, including Tioga Point Cemetery and Milan Cem.