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1904 Map of Berea

Name: 1904 Topographic Map of Berea
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1920
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1920

About this map

Lake Erie shores and the winding course of the Rocky River define this early twentieth-century portrait of suburban Cleveland and its rural outskirts. The landscape is dominated by a complex network of transportation, where the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern R. R. and the New York Chicago and St. Louis R. R. parallel the lakefront. Further inland, the Cleveland Southwestern and Columbus Electric R. R. weaves through growing communities like Olmsted Falls and Berea.

Topographical ridges such as North Ridge and Butternut Ridge dictate the early road patterns and settlement sites. Small hamlets and rail stops like Goldwood, Kamms, and Vigil appear before the full expansion of the metropolitan area, while the branching of the East Branch and West Branch of the Rocky River creates the deep ravines that would eventually become parklands. This survey captures a transitional era when agriculture still shared the landscape with industrializing rail hubs.