1904 Map of Wayland

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Dansville and Wayland anchor this early twentieth-century survey of the Finger Lakes region, a landscape defined by deep glacial troughs and a burgeoning rail network. The area between Conesus Lake and Honeoye Lake is characterized by high ridges like Marrowback Hill and Bald Hill, which separate the narrow, north-south water bodies. This era shows the dominance of steam transport, with the Delaware Lackawanna and Western and the Erie railroads cutting through the valley floors to serve the farming and milling communities.