Old Maps of Drake, Springfield Township for Metal Detecting

1. 1913 Map of Mercer

   

   1913 Mercer

   1913 Print · USGS

   Mercer and Grove City anchor this early twentieth-century landscape during a period of coal mining and railway expansion. Genealogists can trace family roots through numerous local schools like Bottle Hill School and rural settlements such as Pardoe and Amsterdam.

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4. 1939 Map of Mercer, 1959 Print

   

   1939 Mercer

   1959 Print · USGS

   Western Pennsylvania during the late 1930s shows a landscape of thriving coal mining, manufacturing, and education. Researchers can trace the rail-and-river economy through the Pennsylvania railroad lines, the Number Five Mine, and the local Normal School.

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7. 1943 Map of Mercer

   

   1943 Mercer

   1943 Print · USGS

   Mid-century Mercer County and northern Lawrence County are captured here as vital hubs of Pennsylvania rail and milling. Researchers can trace the legacy of local industry at Kimbles Mills, the Number Five Mine, and the Slippery Rock State Normal School.

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10. 1950 Map of Cleveland

    

    1950 Cleveland

    1950 Print · USGS

    Covers Drake, including Cleveland, Akron, and other nearby areas

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13. 1956 Map of Cleveland, 1967 Print

    

    1956 Cleveland

    1967 Print · USGS

    Northeast Ohio and Western Pennsylvania are shown at their industrial height during the mid-fifties, from the steel mills to the lakeshore. Researchers can trace the massive Ravenna Arsenal, the Ohio Turnpike, and vanished rail sidings of the B & O RR.

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16. 1961 Map of Harlansburg, 1964 Print

    

    1961 Harlansburg

    1964 Print · USGS

    Lawrence County at the dawn of the 1960s reveals a rural landscape defined by active mining and quiet river camps. Genealogists and local historians can trace family-named roads and sites like Harlansburg, Elliotts Mills, and the Jackson School.

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19. 1962 Map of Cleveland

    

    1962 Cleveland

    1962 Print · USGS

    Northeast Ohio and the Pennsylvania borderlands appear here during the industrial peak of the early sixties. Genealogists and historians can trace the expansive rail lines of the Nickel Plate Road and the growth of suburbs from Parma to Lyndhurst.

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22. 1986 Map of Youngstown, 1988 Print

    

    1986 Youngstown

    1988 Print · USGS

    The industrial corridor of the Mahoning Valley and the collegiate towns of Western Pennsylvania are captured here in the mid-eighties. Researchers can trace the rail lines of the Conrail network or locate historical sites like Churchill and Crown Hill Cem.

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25. 2023 Map of Harlansburg, 2023 Print

    

    2023 Harlansburg

    2023 Print · USGS

    Lawrence and Mercer counties are shown here in modern detail, preserving the layout of longstanding crossroads and rural hamlets. Researchers can trace family history through sites like South Plain Grove Cem, Elliotts Mills, and the Unity Cem near Harlansburg.

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