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1915 Map of Alger

Name: 1915 Topographic Map of Alger
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1915
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1915

About this map

Erie RR tracks dominate the northern half of this rural landscape, connecting the growing settlements of Harrod, Alger, and McGuffey during the early twentieth century. This survey documents a transition in land use, showing a dense network of country schoolhouses such as College School, Eureka School, and Beaverdam School that served the farmsteads between the Auglaize River and the Scioto River.

Further south, the terrain descends toward Indian Lake, where recreational landmarks like Walnut Is and Turkeytrot Pt appear. The map preserves significant historical boundaries and transit corridors, including the Military Land Road and the Lakeview Electric Road. Notable village centers like Waynesfield, New Hampshire, and Roundhead are depicted in detail, showing their early grid layouts and proximity to local creeks such as Muchinippi Creek and Blackhawk Run.