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1904 Map of Wayland

Name: 1904 Topographic Map of Wayland
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1917
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1917

About this map

Dansville and Wayland anchor this early twentieth-century survey of the Finger Lakes region, where the industrial and agricultural landscape is defined by the heavy presence of major railroads. The Erie R.R. (Rochester Div.), the Delaware Lackawanna and Western R.R., and the Pittsburgh Shawmut and Northern R.R. converge in the southern valleys, providing essential transit for local commerce like the Stones Falls Mill.

Glacial geography dominates the northern half of the map, featuring the slender basins of Conesus Lake, Hemlock Lake, Canadice Lake, and Honeoye Lake. This survey illustrates a complex terrain of deep cuts and ridges, from the heights of Marrowback Hill to the dramatic drainage at Pokamoonshine Gulf. The map records numerous small communities and stations, such as Webster Crossing and Dansville Sta., at a time when local rail lines still dictated the growth of these upland settlements.