1961 Map of Bolivar

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The Greenville Treaty Line and the Geographers Line converge in this 1961 survey, marking a significant historical intersection of land divisions in eastern Ohio. The Tuscarawas River carves through the southern landscape, where the Ohio Canal remains a visible ghost of earlier nineteenth-century commerce near Bolivar. This era shows the region under the management of the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District, with the Bolivar Dam and its associated inundation zones protecting the valley. Local history is deeply etched into the hills of Perry and Bethlehem townships, evidenced by family-named landmarks like Shepler Cem and Meiserheimer Cem. Rural life is anchored by small community centers such as Richville and North Industry, while the extraction economy is represented by numerous Strip Mines and gas wells scattered across the terrain, particularly near Riceford.