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1943 Map of Seneca Falls

Name: 1943 Topographic Map of Seneca Falls
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1954
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1954

About this map

The industrial and transit-heavy landscape of Seneca Falls and Waterloo is documented in this 1943 survey, revealing the complex intersection of the Barge Canal and the Cayuga and Seneca Canal. As a major hub in the Finger Lakes region, the map shows the dense corridor of the New York Central and Lehigh Valley railroads as they navigate the wetlands of the Montezuma Marsh.

Evidence of the area's social history is captured in the numerous district schools, such as School No 7 and School No 4, alongside the County Home and the local Fair Grounds. From the quiet rural crossroads at Magee and Tyre to the recreational development of Cayuga Lake State Park, the map provides a look at a landscape defined by 19th-century water-powered industry evolving into a modern transportation and conservation network.