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Map of the State of New-York Showing its Water and Rail Road Lines. Jan 1855, by direction of John T. Clark State Engineer & Surveyor.
In addition to canals, color-coded map shows railroads in operation, under construction, and proposed.
Map of Monroe County NY, 1829
Early map of area settlement shows mills, principal roads, churches, etc.
"Indian Landing" site, Irondequoit Creek
1829 map depicts at bottom center the primary water access to Genesee Valley from Lake Ontario, via Irondequoit Bay (here mislabeled as "Teoronto"). Nearby was the early colonial settlement of Tryon. At top center, a ferry route is indicated across…
Rochester-area highways, 1956
Detail from road map shows the emerging U.S. interstate system, including the newly designated New York State Thruway.
Sewer line at 5 Main Street, Geneseo NY
Detail from 1902 map of Geneseo shows sewer line following the course of a creek at north Main Street, calling into question whether a tunnel really was for the purposes of the Underground Railroad
Map of Retsof, NY--1902
Detail from "New Century Atlas" shows Retsof Mine and related infrastructure, along with area schools, farms, and churches. Just to the northwest of mine is an area of (segregated) housing built for employees that was known as "Little Italy."
Underground Railroad--Routes of Fugitive Slaves to Canada
Adaptation of Wilbur Siebert's 1898 map focuses solely on New York state network, perhaps with a misleading sense of precision as to clarity of "routes"
Map of Ho-De-No-Sau-Nee-Ga, or The Territories of the People of the Long House, in 1720
Anthropologist's map of Six Nations homeland, showing approximate boundaries, principal trails, native and colonial villages, and aboriginal place names. This item contains an image of the map in three different sizes, suitable for various uses.
1959 Map of Iola Campus
A site plan of the Iola Tuberculosis Sanatorium, circa 1959. Includes building labels and utility tunnel locations.
Livingston County state protected areas.
A map of land protected by the state in Livingston County, including state forests, parks, and wildlife management areas.