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1908 Map of Ashland

Name: 1908 Topographic Map of Ashland
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1929
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1929

About this map

Ashland serves as the industrial and transport hub for this region at the turn of the century, anchored by the intersecting lines of the Erie Railroad and the Lorain Ashland and Southern. The landscape is a patchwork of rural townships like Milton and Clear Creek, where the drainage of the Black Fork and Jerome Fork of the Mohican River dictated the placement of early settlements.

A wealth of community landmarks provides significant detail for local historians, including the Infirmary west of the county seat and several district schools such as Hiller School and Anderson School. The northern section highlights the Savannah Lakes and the village of Savannah, while to the south, natural features like Fleming Falls and Sites Lake break the agricultural grid. These details reveal a well-established network of country churches like Oakgrove Church and Crider Church that served as the social centers for outlying hamlets before the rise of modern highways.