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1963 Map of Berea

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Berea
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1971
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1971

About this map

The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and the Penn Central lines intersect in Berea, a community defined by its early industry and institutional life. The presence of a Quarry and the sprawling campus of Baldwin-Wallace College highlight a period when local sandstone and higher education anchored the local economy. To the south, the landscape transitions from the urban density of Parma Heights and Middleburg Heights toward the more open terrain of Strongsville and North Royalton.

Evidence of the mid-century transportation boom is clear with the path of the Ohio Turnpike and the Strongsville Air Park. Deep within the Rocky River Reservation, recreation sites like Wallace Lake and Camp Cheerful sit alongside the winding East Branch of the Rocky River. Geographers and genealogists will find several small burial grounds such as St Adalbert Cem and Royalton Cem, alongside parochial schools like St Marys Sch and St Josephs Sch.