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1953 Map of Wayland

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Wayland
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1953
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1953

About this map

The village of Wayland serves as a busy crossroads for the New York southern tier in the mid-20th century, situated where the Erie and Delaware Lackawanna and Western railroads converge. The grid of the village is clearly defined, featuring Victory Park and St Josephs church, while the surrounding landscape is marked by a high density of rural schoolhouses and family-named cemeteries.

The geography transitions from the flat valley floor near Perkinsville into a complex system of wooded ridges and deep hollows, such as Pokamoonshine Hollow and Hinkle Hollow. Further south, the map details the early development of Cohocton along the Cohocton River. These industrial and agricultural patterns show a region heavily influenced by the rail economy, with local landmarks like Hemmer Hill and North Loon Lake Ch anchoring the rural communities between the major transport lines.