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RE: (erielack) Norwich map, circa 1976



Interesting that they had so many railroad-oriented names, must not have had a lot of local heroes .
. . ;^)

What's with the route marking in the NYS shield shape, just an "S"?

SGL 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: erielack-owner_@_lists.elhts.org 
> [mailto:erielack-owner_@_lists.elhts.org] On Behalf Of Todd Stearns
> Sent: Sunday, August 20, 2006 12:35 PM
> To: erielack_@_lists.elhts.org
> Subject: Re: (erielack) Norwich map, circa 1976
> 
> Nice map Art, thanks for sharing it. I've been to Norwich 
> quite a few times.
> There's one thing I've always found interesting. Many towns 
> have a Railroad Avenue or Street. Norwich went much better by 
> having a Lackawanna Avenue and a Midland Avenue. Also a West 
> Midland Avenue. These last two streets encase the old NYOW 
> right of way. As if that weren't enough, there's also a 
> Division Street, Delaware Square North, Delaware Square 
> South, Midland Drive, Lackawanna Lane, Lackawanna Place,  and 
> even the Lackawanna Avenue Extension.  That's surely a town 
> proud of it's rail history. Todd
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "ArtP" <LI_BugGuy_@_prodigy.net>
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> Sent: Sunday, August 20, 2006 8:59 AM
> Subject: (erielack) Norwich map, circa 1976
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> > Found a bicentennial map of Chenango County... In pieces, 
> but I scanned
> > and pieced it together as best I could.   I thought the Norwich map
> > would be of interest since it shows the EL trackage and some of the
> > former O&W as well.
> > Art P, LI NY
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