1951 Map of Berkey

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Berkey and Richfield Center anchor this agricultural landscape along the Ohio-Michigan border in the early 1950s. The map illustrates a dense network of country schools that served the rural population, including Mulberry Sch, Tripp Sch, and McCormick Sch. Spiritual and community life is centered at Farley Methodist Church and the Immaculate Conception Sch near Raab Corners. The terrain is defined by an extensive drainage system designed to manage the flat lands of Richfield and Spencer townships, featuring named waterways like Tenmile Creek, Langenderfer Ditch, and Big Oil Ditch. To the southeast, the open landscape transitions toward the wooded tracts of Secor Park, while the Central Golf Course indicates the early suburban development pushing outward from larger nearby centers. This survey captures a moment when small unincorporated crossroads like Frankfort still functioned as local focal points before the expansion of modern infrastructure.