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1971 Map of West Henrietta

Name: 1971 Topographic Map of West Henrietta
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

The Genesee River snakes through this Monroe County landscape, serving as a primary corridor for transportation and land use in the early 1970s. The map illustrates a complex convergence of logistics and education, anchored by the sprawling modern campus of the Rochester Institute of Technology and the Rochester-Monroe Co Airport. Long-standing rail lines, including the Penn Central, Erie Lackawanna, and Lehigh Valley, crisscross the terrain, reflecting the area's role as a transit hub south of Rochester.

Smaller settlements and rural crossroad communities such as West Henrietta, Scottsville, and Chili Center provide a genealogical window into the 20th-century residential patterns. Local landmarks like Methodist Hill and the State Agricultural and Industrial Sch contrast with newer developments like Veterans Memorial Park. The presence of established burial grounds, including Maplewood Cem and Bushman Cem, offers critical points for local history researchers tracking family names near the river's Mile of Woods.