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1902 Map of Waverly

Name: 1902 Topographic Map of Waverly
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1951
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1951

About this map

Waverly and its surrounding Southern Tier landscape are defined by a complex network of late 19th-century rail lines and creek valleys. Surveyed just before the turn of the century, the map reveals a highly connected rural economy where the Lehigh Valley R. R. and Erie R. R. converge near the New York Pennsylvania border. Significant industrial and transit hubs like Van Etten Junction and East Waverly anchor the eastern side of the sheet, while the broad Chemung River valley facilitates movement through the southern reaches near Wellsburg.

Upland settlements such as North Chemung, Erin, and Hicks are scattered across the dissected plateau, connected by winding roads through hills like Shoemaker Mt. and Austin Hill. The presence of small hamlets like Owens Mills and Reniff suggests a landscape of local milling and agriculture that relied heavily on water sources like Cayuta Creek and Newtown Creek. This survey records the region's topographical transition from the steep ridges of the Chemung Valley to the more open waters of Spencer Lake in the northeast.