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1904 Map of Wayland

Name: 1904 Topographic Map of Wayland
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1936
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1936

About this map

Dansville and Wayland anchor the southern portion of this landscape, serving as critical rail hubs where the Delaware Lackawanna and Western RR, the Erie RR, and the Pittsburgh Shawmut and Northern RR converge. The terrain is defined by the elongated northern valleys of the Finger Lakes region, including the southern reaches of Conesus Lake, Hemlock Lake, Canadice Lake, and Honeoye Lake. These narrow water bodies are flanked by steep ridges such as Marrowback Hill and Bald Hill, creating a distinct north-south orientation for both travel and settlement.

Local industry and topography meet at Stony Brook Glen and the various "gulfs" like Pokamoonshine Gulf, while smaller hamlets such as Perkinsville, Scottsburg, and Springwater dot the crossroads between the major rail lines. The map reveals a complex network of early 20th-century transport, including the Dansville and Mount Morris RR and the Rochester Div of the Erie, which shaped the development of these Livingston and Steuben County communities.