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1961 Map of Alger

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Alger
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1962
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1962

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The Scioto River marshlands of Hardin County define this 1961 landscape, specifically where the Military Boundary separates the Congress Lands to the west from the Virginia Military District to the east. The heavy agricultural focus of the era is evident in the extensive network of drainage projects like Cooney Ditch and Cottonwood Ditch, which reclaimed the muck soils for farming. The twin settlements of Alger and McGuffey serve as the primary hubs along the Erie Lackawanna railroad line, while smaller locales like Huntersville and Dunlap anchor the rural crossroads.

Local history is deeply preserved through numerous family and pioneer burial grounds, including Preston Cem, Woodlawn Cem, and Shadley Cem. The presence of the Quickstep Ch and various waterworks facilities near the rail line illustrate the infrastructure supporting these farming communities in the early 1960s. The terrain is marked by subtle shifts near water bodies such as Mud Creek and Elder Creek, which feed into the primary river system.