U.S. War Department map of the Love Canal area, Niagara Falls, New York showing the original canal excavation, 1940, view 1
Title
U.S. War Department map of the Love Canal area, Niagara Falls, New York showing the original canal excavation, 1940, view 1
Subject
Niagara Falls (N.Y.)--Maps
Love Canal Chemical Waste Landfill (Niagara Falls, N.Y.)--Maps
United States. War Department
Topographic maps
Excavation
Description
A close-up view of a reddish topographic map depicting part of La Salle, New York. The map includes labeled areas such as 91st Street Park and Jayne Park, with multiple elevation benchmarks marked (e.g., BM 571, BM 572, BM 578). Streets, railroads, and rivers—including the Little River—are visible, along with shaded regions representing elevation contours and plot divisions. The map also features smaller labeled streets and residential blocks, including 97th Street and the surrounding grid.
Creator
Ploughman, Penelope, 1955-
Source
State University of New York at Buffalo. University Archives
Publisher
State University of New York at Buffalo. University Libraries
Date
1940
Rights
Format
image/jpeg
Type
Image
Identifier
MS100.179
Date Created
2009-01-28
Is Part Of
Love Canal Images. LIB-003
Penelope D. Ploughman Love Canal Collection. MS100
Is Referenced By
Collection
Citation
Ploughman, Penelope, 1955-, “U.S. War Department map of the Love Canal area, Niagara Falls, New York showing the original canal excavation, 1940, view 1,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed August 26, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/16523.