1915 Map of Bellefontaine

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Indian Lake dominates the northern landscape of Logan County, characterized in the early twentieth century by its cluster of islands including Wolf Island, Orchard Island, and Crane Island. The rail infrastructure of this era is particularly dense, showing the Ohio Electric line and the St Marys Branch converging toward the regional hub of Bellefontaine. This county seat serves as a social center, anchored by the County Infirmary and the Childrens Home. Moving south and west, the terrain transitions into a grid of rural townships like Bloomfield and Pleasant, where numerous numbered schoolhouses and small settlements such as Logansville and Bloom Center reflect a decentralized agricultural community. The Miami River and its tributaries, including Muchinippi Creek and Buckongahelas Creek, carve through the landscape, providing the drainage that supported the area's productive farmsteads and the growing villages of Degraff and Quincy.