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1969 Map of Seeley Creek

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Seeley Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

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The Chemung River valley dominates this late 1960s landscape, serving as a primary corridor for transportation and industry between Steuben and Chemung counties. High above the river, Mount Saviour Monastery sits atop Steege Hill, while the valley floor is shaped by the Erie-Lackawanna railroad and modern infrastructure like a powerplant and substation. Residential development is visible in suburban pockets like Harris Hill Manor and Golden Glow Heights, contrasting with the more rural, hollow-dissected terrain to the south.

Agricultural and small-scale industrial history is evident in the scattered gravel pits near Seeley Creek and the presence of older community markers such as Dutch Hill Cem and Kelly Hill Cem. The southern portion of the quadrangle, including the settlements of Sagetown and Webb Mills, remains largely defined by the creek networks of Mudlick Creek and Dry Run, illustrating the persistent rural character of the New York-Pennsylvania borderlands during this era.