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1969 Map of Spencer

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Spencer
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

The village of Spencer and the surrounding Tioga County townships of Candor, Barton, and Tioga are shown here as they appeared in the late 1960s. The landscape is defined by the steep-sided valleys of Catatonk Creek and its South Branch, with the Lehigh Valley railroad line following the natural corridor created by these waterways. Settlement is concentrated along the valley floors, while the higher elevations are marked by numerous family-named peaks such as Miller Settlement Hill, Dawson Hill, and Emery Hill.

Genealogical and local history details are preserved in the locations of Baptist Corners Cem, West Candor Cem, and the rural Straits Corners Ch. Unique land use is evident in the Spencer Landing Strip and several extractive sites, including a Stone Quarry in the southwest corner and a Gravel Pit near West Candor. The map illustrates a rural New York economy still largely shaped by its topography and historical transit routes.