1924 Map of Woodhull

About this map

The Canisteo River and the Erie RR corridor anchor the northern landscape of Steuben County in the mid-1920s, defining a region of steep valleys and upland ridges. This 1924 survey by Fred Graff, Jr. reveals a dense network of district schools serving rural townships, such as the Eight Square School and Lower Swale School. These institutions, along with family-named landmarks like Beaton School and Bebout School, illustrate a highly decentralized agrarian society where every few miles required a local center of learning. The topography is meticulously detailed, showing the varied drainages of Michigan Creek and Tuscarora Creek flowing through the dissected plateau. In the south, the New York Pennsylvania Boundary Line marks the limit of the survey, where settlements like Woodhull and South Addison sit among ridges like Norway Ridge.